"amadou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.mə.duː/
Etymology: From French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|amadou||tinder, lure, bait}} French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} amadou (uncountable)
  1. A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder. Wikipedia link: amadou Tags: uncountable Synonyms: German tinder [dated] Translations (spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi): vuurswam (Afrikaans), eshkë [masculine] (Albanian), աբեթ (abetʻ) (Armenian), ղավ (ġav) [dialectal] (Armenian), qov (Azerbaijani), taula (Finnish), amadou (French), აბედი (abedi) (Georgian), hubka [feminine] (Polish), трут (trut) (Russian), fnöske [neuter] (Swedish), kav (Turkish), трут (trut) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гу́бка (húbka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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