matelas

French

Etymology

From Old French materas, probably from Italian materasso (perhaps via Frankish), from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ, “carpet, place where something is thrown”), from طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Doublet of matras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tla/, /ma.tlɑ/

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• Rhymes: -a, -ɑ

Noun

matelas m (plural matelas)

1. mattress
2. (colloquial) wad (of notes)
3. Synonym of tacos français (“French tacos”)

Derived terms

• matelas gonflable
• matelas pneumatique

 

Further reading

• “matelas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lamâtes, talâmes