maton

See also: matón, matön, -maton, -mätön, Matoń, and Maton

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French menton.

Noun

maton

1. (anatomy) chin

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

maton

1. accusative singular of mato

Finnish

Noun

maton

1. genitive singular of matto

Anagrams

• manto, monta

French

Etymology

From the verb mater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

maton m (plural matons)

1. (derogatory) jailer

Further reading

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

Old Dutch

Etymology

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Verb

māton

1. to bring into agreement with

Inflection

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Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mâten

Further reading

• “māton”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matón.

Noun

matón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. bully; thug; browbeater

   Synonyms: siga, hari-harian, barumbado

Related terms

• matapobre

 

Further reading

• “maton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018