"maton" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ma.tɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-maton.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-maton.wav [France] (note: Somain), LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-maton.wav [France] (note: Agen) Forms: matons [plural]
Etymology: From the verb mater. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} maton m (plural matons)
  1. (derogatory) jailer Tags: derogatory, masculine Derived forms: matuche
    Sense id: en-maton-fr-noun-FQbdNJLl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "From the verb mater.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "matons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "maton m (plural matons)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "matuche"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jailer"
      ],
      "id": "en-maton-fr-noun-FQbdNJLl",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "jailer",
          "jailer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) jailer"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.tɔ̃/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-maton.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-maton.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-maton.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-maton.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-maton.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Somain",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "note": "Agen",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maton"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "matuche"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the verb mater.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "matons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "maton m (plural matons)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French countable nouns",
        "French derogatory terms",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jailer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "jailer",
          "jailer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) jailer"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.tɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-maton.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-maton.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-maton.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-maton.wav",
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      "note": "Somain",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-maton.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Bananax47-maton.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Bananax47-maton.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Agen",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maton"
}

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