mazzetta

Definitions of mazzetta
  1. noun
    a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
    synonyms: covone, fascio, fastello
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    types:
    balla
    a large bundle bound for storage or transport
    fascina
    a bundle of sticks and branches bound together
    type of:
    pacchetto, plico
    a wrapped container
  2. noun
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    synonyms: fagotto, fardello, fastello, involto, mazzo, pacco
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    type of:
    aggregazione, assortimento, collezione, raccolta, scelta, varietà
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  3. noun
    a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
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    types:
    martello
    a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
    type of:
    martello
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
  4. noun
    an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
    synonyms: cannoniera, portello, spalletta, strombatura
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    type of:
    apertura, breccia, fenditura, sbocco, scissura
    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  5. noun
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    synonyms: fascio, mazzo
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    examples:
    pleiade
    a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
    types:
    cespo, ciuffo
    a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
    type of:
    conglomerato
    a jumbled collection or mass
  6. noun
    a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
    synonyms: extra, mancia, regalia
  7. noun
    an indication of potential opportunity
    synonyms: extra, mancia
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