amadou
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French amadou tinder, properly lure, bait, from amadouer to allure, caress, perhaps from Icelandic mata to feed, which is akin to English meat.
Noun[edit]
amadou (uncountable)
- A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ure to this entry?)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French *amadou, from amadouer (“to coax, cajole, rub with touchwood”). More at amadouer.
Noun[edit]
amadou m (plural amadous)
