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matriz.

source; origin; mother

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈtɾis/Brazil/maˈtɾiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/mɐˈtɾiʃ/Portugal
  1. source; origin; mother

    feminine
  2. matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)

    feminine
  3. matrix (two-dimensional array)

    feminine
  4. head office

    feminine
  5. womb; uterus

    feminine
  6. mould (hollow form for shaping fluid)

    feminine
  7. engraved block of wood or medal used in printing

    feminine
  8. stencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)

    feminine
  9. extracellular matrix

    feminine
  10. a church which has other churches and chapels under its jurisdiction

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

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