mătreață
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Possibly tied to mătrice or to a Latin root *matricia, but semantic difficulties exist with this. A more likely origin is mătură (“broom”) + -eață, based on what it cleans.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mătreață f (uncountable)
- dandruff
- (regional) a type of loosestrife (Lythrum portula)
- Synonym: lintiță