matràs

See also: matras, Matras, and matrâs

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • matraç

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈtɾas]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [maˈtɾas]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French matraz, from Arabic مَطَرَة (maṭara).

Noun

matràs m (plural matrassos)

  1. flask (laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin matara, materis, madaris (“Celtic javelin”), a word of Celtic/Gaulish origin.

Noun

matràs m (plural matrassos)

  1. (historical) long dart ending in a small iron mallet
  2. a wooden bar that passes through the grooves of a tipcart

Further reading

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