matras
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EnglishEdit
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PronunciationEdit
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matras (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧tras
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch matrasse, matratse, from Old French materas (modern matelas), from Italian materasso (cognate with Occitan almatrac, Spanish almadraque, Portuguese almadraque), from Arabic [script needed] ((al)matrah), itself perhaps from [script needed] ((al)motrah).
NounEdit
matras n, f (plural matrassen, diminutive matrasje n)
- A mattress (a firm pad on which a person can recline and sleep)
- By extension, a technical bedding or padding to protect something
- (slang, pejorative) A slut, harlot, a girl so easy that 'everybody does her'; sometimes extended to men who are promiscuous
Derived termsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
From French matras, from Arabic [script needed] (mathara, “leather bag”).
NounEdit
matras ? (plural matrassen, diminutive matrasje n)
FrenchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Gaulish [Term?].
NounEdit
matras m (plural matras)
- a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or quadrangualar head
Etymology 2Edit
From Arabic [script needed] (mathara, “leather bag”).
NounEdit
matras m (plural matras)
- an alchemist's long-necked glass receiver
AnagramsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “matras” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
IndonesianEdit
NounEdit
matras
- A mattress, pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on
This Indonesian entry was created from the translations listed at mattress. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see matras in the Indonesian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2008