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/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -a, -ɑ
Noun
matelas m (plural matelas)
- mattress
- (colloquial) wad (of notes)
- 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