mattero

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mattaris, from Latin mataris (“javelin, pike”) (also materis, madaris or matara), of Celtic/Gaulish origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmat.te.ro/ Rhymes: -attero Hyphenation: màt‧te‧ro === Noun === mattero m (plural matteri) (archaic, dialectal) stick, club Synonyms: bastone, randello an unidentified weapon used by the Celts, perhaps a large pike a kind of javelin, with a short, wide tip a branch, approximately 3 ft. long, obtained from the upper part of a manna ash sprout, from which thin stripes for basketweaving are obtained ==== Derived terms ==== matterello === Anagrams === moretta, rametto, rottame, tremato