maquis

French

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) macchia Mediterranean brush
  • (botany) thicket
  • (figuratively) resistance, underground movement during World War II

Etymology

Derived from Corsican machja derived from Latin macula (stain, spot, blemish, mesh, fault).

Origin

Latin

macula

Gloss

stain, spot, blemish, mesh, fault

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
šŸ† šŸ¦’

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