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Matte.

mat

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmatə/
  1. mat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German matte, from Old High German matta, from Late Latin matta, from a Semitic language.

noun/ˈmatə/
  1. meadow

    Switzerland · dialectal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German mate, matte, from Old High German *mata (attested in matoscrec (“grasshopper”)), from Proto-Germanic *maþwō or *madwō. Cognate with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German māde. Also related to English meadow (from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō).

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