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amate.

Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈmɑːteɪ/UK/əˈmɑteɪ/US
  1. Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.

  2. An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.

Where this word comes from

From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).

verb/əˈmeɪt/UK, US
  1. To dishearten, dismay.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old French amater, amatir.

verb/əˈmeɪt/UK, US
  1. To be a mate to; to match.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English amate From a- + mate.

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