mâtin
Meaning
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- (masculine) guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff
- (colloquial, masculine) sly old dog, cunning devil
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.tɛ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French mastin, inherited from Vulgar Latin *māns(u)etīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Classical Latin mānsuētus (“tamed”). Cognate to English mastiff.
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