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Matratze.

mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈtʁat͡sə/
  1. mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)

    feminine
  2. clipping of Dorfmatratze: town bicycle

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · derogatory · feminine · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ). The modern German form was influenced by older Italian materazzo and/or Medieval Latin matracium, from the same Arabic source. (The Old French form may have been borrowed via Italian, too.)

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