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matelot
[
mat
-loh
,
mat
-l-oh
]
mate·lot
/
ˈmæt
loʊ
,
ˈmæt
lˌoʊ
/
Show Spelled
[
mat
-loh
,
mat
-l-oh
]
Show IPA
noun
British
Slang
.
a sailor.
Also,
mate·low.
Origin:
1910–15;
<
French
≪
Middle Dutch
mattenoot
sailor, equivalent to
matte
mat
1
+
noot
companion (
Dutch
genoot
)
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Matelot
is always a great word to know.
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
So is
doohickey
. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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World English Dictionary
matelot
,
matlo
or
matlow
(ˈmætləʊ)
—
n
slang
chiefly
(
Brit
) a sailor
[C20: from French]
matlo
,
matlo
or
matlow
—
n
[C20: from French]
matlow
,
matlo
or
matlow
—
n
[C20: from French]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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