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Antillean Creole
Etymology
From French menton.
Noun
maton
- (anatomy) chin
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
maton
- accusative singular of mato
Finnish
Noun
maton
- genitive singular of matto
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From the verb mater.
Pronunciation
Noun
maton m (plural matons)
- (derogatory) jailer
Further reading
Old Dutch
Etymology
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Verb
māton
- to bring into agreement with
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “māton”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish matón.
Noun
matón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
- bully; thug; browbeater
- Synonyms: siga, hari-harian, barumbado
Related terms
Further reading
- “maton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018