matraque

See also: matraqué

French

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.tʁak/
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Noun

matraque f (plural matraques)

truncheon (weapon), billy club
blackjack, cosh

Verb

matraque

inflection of matraquer:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

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