amadou
See also: Amadou
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat.
Pronunciation
Noun
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?)
Translations
spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French *amadou, from amadouer (“to coax, cajole, rub with touchwood”). Alternatively, often considered to be derived from Provençal amadou, from Latin amator. More at amadouer.
Noun
amadou m (plural amadous)
Related terms
Further reading
- “amadou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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