matamore

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ta.mɔʁ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish matamoros (literally “Moor-slayer”).

Noun

matamore m (plural matamores)

1. braggart, blusterer

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra).

Noun

matamore f (plural matamores) (archaic)

1. underground granary, silo

Further reading

• “matamore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.