matelas

French

Etymology

From Old French materas, probably from Italian materasso (perhaps via Frankish), from Arabic مَطْرَح‎ (maṭraḥ, “carpet, place where something is thrown”), from طَرَحَ‎ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.tla/, /ma.tlɑ/
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Rhymes: -a, -ɑ

Noun

matelas m (plural matelas)

mattress
(colloquial) wad (of notes)

Further reading

“matelas” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

lamâtes, talâmes

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