metro

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈmeː.troː/

noun
Definitions
  • An underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro.
  • An underground-railway train.

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro (uterus, measurement).

Origin

French

métro

Gloss

uterus, measurement

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