matraque

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See also: matraqué

French

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

matraque f (plural matraques)

  1. truncheon (weapon), billy club
  2. blackjack, cosh

Verb

matraque

  1. inflection of matraquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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