matras

Dutch (Brabantic)

/maːˈtrɑs/

noun
Definitions
  • A mattress (a firm pad on which a person can recline and sleep)
  • By extension, a technical bedding or padding to protect something
  • (slang) A slut, harlot, a girl so easy that 'everybody does her'; sometimes extended to men who are promiscuous

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch matrasse derived from Old French materas derived from Italian materasso (mattress) derived from Arabic مَطْرَح‎ (place where something is thrown).

Origin

Arabic

مَطْرَح‎

Gloss

place where something is thrown

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