maza
Spanish, noun
maza is spelled M-A-Z-A (4 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,333rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mace, club (weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of mazar. With an accent, mazá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of mazar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Insignia que llevan los maceros delante de los reyes o gobernadores. También usan de ella las ciudades…”.
What does maza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemace, club (weapon)
- 2
femininemallet (in polo)
- 3
femininehandle (of a billiards or snooker cue)
- 4
femininedrumstick (for playing drums)
- 5
femininemeat tenderizer
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of mazar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arma antigua, hecha de palo guarnecido de hierro, o toda de hierro, con la cabeza gruesa. 2. Insignia que llevan los maceros delante de los reyes o gobernadores. También usan de ella las ciudades, universidades y otros cuerpos en los actos públicos. 3. Ballestero de maza. 4. Instrumento de madera dura, parecido a la maza antigua de combate, y que sirve para machacar el esparto y el lino.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maza
- mazas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to maza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maza in Spanish?
maza appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).