mătreață

== Romanian == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly tied to mătrice or to a Latin root *matricia, but semantic difficulties exist with this. A more likely origin is mătură (“broom”) +‎ -eață, based on what it cleans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məˈtre̯a.t͡sə/ === Noun === mătreață f (uncountable) dandruff (regional) a type of loosestrife (Lythrum portula) Synonym: lintiță ==== Declension ====