Madeira

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Croatian 2.1 Proper noun 3 Portuguese 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Proper noun

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From Portuguese madeira (“‘wood’”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“‘mother’”).

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• (UK) IPA: /məˈdɪə(ɹ).ə/, SAMPA: /m@"dI@(r).@/

  Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)ə

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Singular Madeira

Plural -

Madeira

1. Island in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.

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• Madeira cake/madeira cake

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Madeira f.

1. Madeira

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin materia (“‘stuff, timber’”) from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“‘mother’”). Formal cognates include Spanish madera.

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• IPA: /mɐˈdɐjrɐ/, SAMPA: /m6"d6jr6/

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Madeira

1. Madeira