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Sledgehammer is a mazo or almadena?

Sledgehammer is a mazo or almadena?

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Is a sledgehammer a mazo or almadena?

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updated JUL 3, 2010
posted by mestizo7

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According to the Oxford Spanish Dictionary:

Sledgehammer: noun mazo masculine, almádena feminine.

However, looking up the word "mazo" the definition is more for a "club" or "nightstick".

The word almádena has only the definition of sledgehammer.

updated JUL 3, 2010
posted by Rolest
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found googling almádena

found googling almádena

Es una herramienta manual que consta de 2 partes. Está conformada por la cabeza metálica. La cuál lo encontrarás en el extremo de un palo de madera que se usa como mango. En su peculiaridad suele usarse para romper piedras.

updated JUL 3, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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