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madre.

mother (nun)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈma.dɾi/Brazil/ˈma.dɾɨ/Portugal[ˈma.ðɾɨ]Portugal/ˈma.dɾɨ/Portugal, Southern

  1. mother (nun)

    feminine
    Madre superiora.

  2. womb

    feminine

  3. mold

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese madre, from Latin māter, mātrem (“mother, matron”), from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of mãe.

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