amadou
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amadou (uncountable)
- A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.[1]
- Synonym: (dated) German tinder
Translations[edit]
spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi
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References[edit]
- ^ 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French *amadou, from amadouer (“to coax, cajole, rub with touchwood”). Alternatively, often considered to be derived from Provençal amadou, from Latin amātōrem (“lover”). More at amadouer.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
amadou m (plural amadous)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “amadou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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