amadou
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See also: Amadou
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
Noun
amadou (uncountable)
- A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.[1]
- Synonym: (dated) German tinder
Translations
spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi
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References
- 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines
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