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paillasson
French
noun
Definitions
doormat
(colloquial) pushover, submissive person accepting any humiliation
Etymology
Affix from French paillasse.
Origin
French
paillasse
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
paillasson
English
palea
Latin
pagliaccio
Italian
paljas
Dutch, Flemish
pias
Dutch, Flemish
paillasse
French
paille
French
pallasso
Catalan, Valencian
Pajass
Alemannic German
Derived Terms
paille
paillasse