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Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mairastra f (plural mairastras)
- (Gascony) stepmother[1]
- (Gascony) uncaring mother[2]
References
- ^ Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, p. 91. As esposa deu pair.
- ^ op. cit., p. 91. As marâtre in French.