madore
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin madōrem, derived from madeō (“to be wet or moist”).
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Noun edit
madore m (plural madori) (literary)
- moisture that covers the body prior to sweating
- sentiva nella schiena e nelle mani […] i madori della febbricola
- he felt the moisture of the fever on his back and hands
- (by extension) moisture
- Synonym: umidità
- tra le foglie spiccava un grosso frutto ancora acerbo, coperto dal madore della rugiada
- a large, unripe fruit stood out from among the leaves, covered in the moisture of dew
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