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madre.

veined wood

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/madʁ/
  1. veined wood

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French madre, developed (with dr < sdr < sr as e.g. in coudre) from earlier *mas(d)re, from Frankish *masur, from Proto-Germanic *masuraz (“veined, knobby or singed wood”). Cognate with German Maser, Old Norse mǫsurr.

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