maton
See also: matón, matön, -maton, -mätön, Matoń, and Maton
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From French menton.
Noun
maton
- (anatomy) chin
Esperanto
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Noun
maton
- accusative singular of mato
Finnish
Noun
maton
- genitive singular of matto
Anagrams
- manto, monta
French
Etymology
From the verb mater.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.tɔ̃/
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Noun
maton m (plural matons)
- (derogatory) jailer
Further reading
- “maton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old Dutch
Etymology
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Verb
māton
- to bring into agreement with
Inflection
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Descendants
- Middle Dutch: mâten
Further reading
- “māton”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish matón.
Noun
matón
- a thug; a tough guy, a bully
Synonyms
- siga, hari-harian, barumbado
Derived terms
- siga-sigaan