matos

French

Etymology

From mat(ériel) +‎ -os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tos/

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Noun

matos m (invariable)

1. (slang) gear, stuff
   • 1983, “Deuxième génération”, in Morgane de toi, performed by Renaud:

     On a fait un groupe de hard-rock / On répète le soir dans une cave / Sur des amplis un peu pourris / Sur du matos un peu chourave

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2. (slang) hashish
3. (slang, vulgar) junk, genitalia
4. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, by extension) cunt, woman

Further reading

• “matos”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Latvian

Noun

matos m

1. locative plural of mats

Portuguese

Noun

matos

1. plural of mato

Spanish

Noun

matos m pl

1. plural of mato

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of mat (“food”) +‎ os (“odorous and slightly suffocating fumes, vapors”). First attested in 1790.

Noun

matos n

1. the lingering smell, smoke and vapour produced by cooking food

   Usch! Min tröja luktar matos.

   Ugh! My jumper smells of cooking.

   Matoset startade brandlarmet.

   The fire alarm went off because of the cooking.

   (literally, “The cooking fumes set off the fire alarm.”)

Declension

Declension of matos

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	matos	matos
	definite	matoset	matosets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—