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Table of contents
1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Proper noun
1.3 Noun

1.3.1 Translations

2 Portuguese

2.1 Etymology
2.2 Pronunciation
2.3 Proper noun
2.4 Noun

English

Etymology

Portuguese madeira "wood", from Latin materia, derived from Proto-Indo-European *mātér- "mother".

Proper noun

Madeira

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

Noun

madeira

  1. A fortified wine made in Madeira.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Latin materia "stuff, timber", derived from Proto-Indo-European *mātér- "mother". Formal cognates include Spanish madera.

Pronunciation

IPA /mɐˈdɐjrɐ/
SAMPA /m6"d6jr6/


Proper noun

Madeira

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

Noun

madeira

  1. f Wood.
  2. m A fortified wine made in Madeira.

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