madeira.
wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
Meaning & usage
wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
wood (the wood of a particular species of tree)
a piece of timber
woodwind instrument
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matéria, a learned borrowing. Cognates include Galician madeira and Spanish madera.
timber!; used by lumberjacks to warn others when a tree is falling down
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matéria, a learned borrowing. Cognates include Galician madeira and Spanish madera.
a type of fortified wine produced in the island of Madeira
Where this word comes from
Shortening of vinho da Madeira (literally “wine of Madeira”), after the Portuguese island of Madeira.
inflection of madeirar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of madeirar: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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