amadou

amadou

See also: Amadou

English

Etymology

From French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.mə.duː/

Noun

amadou (uncountable)

1. A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder[1].

Translations

spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi

Afrikaans: vuurswam Armenian: աբեթ (hy) (abetʿ), ղավ (hy) (łav) (dialectal) Azerbaijani: qov Finnish: taula (fi) French: amadou (fr) Georgian: აბედი (ka) (abedi) Polish: hubka (pl) f Russian: трут (ru) (trut) Swedish: fnöske (sv) n Turkish: kav (tr)

References

1. 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

---

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French *amadou, from amadouer (“to coax, cajole, rub with touchwood”). Alternatively, often considered to be derived from Provençal amadou, from Latin amātōrem, accusative singular of amātor. More at amadouer.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

amadou m (plural amadous)

1. lure; bait
2. tinder; kindling; touchwood; spunk

Related terms

• amadouer

Further reading

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