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amadou

/ˈæ.mə.duː/

amadou noun: a spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.

Noun

amadou (uncountable)

  1. A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
    Synonyms:
    German tinder

Synonyms of amadou

Origin of amadou

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

Questions about amadou

What does amadou mean?
Amadou means a spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
What part of speech is amadou?
Amadou is a noun.
How do you pronounce amadou?
Amadou is pronounced /ˈæ.mə.duː/.

Words near amadou in the dictionary

  1. Amadori compound
  2. Amadori compounds
  3. Amadors
  4. Amados
  5. Amadotte
  6. amadou
  7. amadow
  8. amaduvad
  9. amaduvads
  10. amae
  11. amaebocyte

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