amadou

== English == === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə.duː/ === Noun === amadou (uncountable) A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder. Synonym: (dated) German tinder ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French *amadou, from amadouer (“to coax, cajole, rub with touchwood”). Alternatively, often considered to be derived from Provençal amadou, from Latin amātōrem (“lover”). More at amadouer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === amadou m (plural amadous) lure; bait tinder; kindling; touchwood; spunk ==== Related terms ==== amadouer === Further reading === “amadou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012