almadraque

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Galician

Etymology

From Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ, place where something is thrown). Cognate with English mattress.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almaˈdɾake/
  • Rhymes: -ake
  • Hyphenation: al‧ma‧dra‧que

Noun

almadraque m (plural almadraques)

  1. (archaic) mattress
    Synonym: colchón
    • 1348, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 306:
      It. mando a mia cama. en que eu jasco. que som quatro almadraques. dos quaes ssom dous de ffroxel et huun dalgodon et outro de borra et con seu cabeçal et con duas colchas
      Item, I bequeath my bed, the one where I lie, which is made of four mattresses, two of them of down, one of cotton, and one of wool, with its pillow and two quilts

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