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French
Etymology
From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
matraque f (plural matraques)
- truncheon (weapon), billy club
- blackjack, cosh
Verb
matraque
- inflection of matraquer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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