maceta

See also: mačeta

Catalan

Etymology

From maça +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈsɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈsə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈse.ta]

Noun

maceta f (plural macetes)

1. lump hammer, mallet
2. (music) mallet

   Synonym: baqueta

Further reading

• “maceta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From maça +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈse.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧ta

Noun

maceta f (plural macetas)

1. truncated conical iron hammer crossed by a short wooden handle
2. cylindrical piece for grinding and undoing paints

Derived terms

• macetear

Etymology 2

From Spanish maceta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈse.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧ta

Adjective

maceta m or f (plural macetas)

1. (Brazil) horse that has a bone defect in the boletus area

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɛ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɛ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɛ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈsɛ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧ta

Verb

maceta

1. inflection of macetar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maˈθeta/ [maˈθe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈseta/ [maˈse.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ma‧ce‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian mazzetto.

Noun

maceta f (plural macetas)

1. flowerpot

   Synonyms: florero, tiesto

Etymology 2

From maza +‎ -eta.

Noun

maceta f (plural macetas)

1. diminutive of maza

Further reading

• “maceta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28