What is 'Il bat' when translated from French to English?

Mazza in terms of sports and pipistrello in terms of mammals are Italian equivalents of the English Word "bat".

Specifically, the feminine noun mazza means "bat" as in one of the critical pieces of equipment in Baseball. The masculine noun pipistrello translates as "bat" as in a nocturnal mammal that consumes its weight in insects. The respective pronunciations will be "MAT-tsa" and "PEA-pea-STREL-lo" in Italian.