matras

(Anglais)

  1. (feminine, neuter) a mattress (a firm pad on which a person can recline and sleep)
  2. (feminine, neuter) by extension, a technical bedding or padding to protect something
  3. (derogatory, feminine, neuter, slang) a slut, harlot, a girl so easy that 'everybody does her'; sometimes extended to men who are promiscuous

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/maːˈtrɑs/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle Dutch matrasse, matratse, from Old French materas (modern matelas), from Italian materasso (cognate with Occitan almatrac, Spanish almadraque, Portuguese almadraque), from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ), itself perhaps from مُطْرَح (muṭraḥ).

Related words

matelat

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