madre

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Meaning

  1. (feminine) mother
  2. (feminine, figuratively) mother (source or origin)
  3. (feminine) mother (nun)
  4. (feminine) riverbed
  5. (feminine) dregs (of a drink)
  6. (Mexico, colloquial, feminine, slang, vulgar) thing

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
ma‧dre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmadɾe/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin mātrem (“mother, matron”), from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare English matron.

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