matamore

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish matamoros (literally Moor-slayer).

Noun[edit]

matamore m (plural matamores)

  1. braggart, blusterer

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra).

Noun[edit]

matamore f (plural matamores) (archaic)

  1. underground granary, silo

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