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matelas.

mattress

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mat.la//mat.lɑ/
  1. mattress

    invariable · masculine
  2. wad (of notes)

    colloquial · invariable · masculine
  3. synonym of tacos français (“French tacos”)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

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”). Doublet of matras.

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