matou

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatou̯]

matou

1. third-person plural present of mást

Perhaps from the Germanic personal name Marcou, Markolf (see Marcoux), or from a derivation of maître (“master”), or possibly imitative and akin to Proto-Slavic *maca (“pussycat”).

• IPA^(key): /ma.tu/

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• Rhymes: -u
• Homophone: matous

matou m (plural matous)

1. tom (male cat)

• Louisiana Creole: matou

• “matou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

matou

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of matar

matou

1. Rōmaji transcription of まとう

Inherited from French matou (“tom”).

• IPA^(key): /maˈtu/
• Rhymes: -u

matou

1. (a) tom (male cat)

   Hypernyms: minou, sha

matou

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of matar

matou

1. First person plural exclusive

   we (we, but not you)