Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amadou

/ˈæ.mə.duː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: amadou
IPA: /ˈæ.mə.duː/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: amadou

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

German tinder

Questions

How do you pronounce amadou?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæ.mə.duː/.
What does amadou mean?: A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
Where does amadou come from?: It is traced to French.

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