matamore

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ta.mɔʁ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish matamoros (literally “Moor-slayer”).

Noun

matamore m (plural matamores)

  1. braggart, blusterer

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra).

Noun

matamore f (plural matamores) (archaic)

  1. underground granary, silo

Further reading

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