mătreață
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mătreață¹
- /məˈtre̯a.t͡sə/
Where it comes from
Unknown. Possibly tied to mătrice or to a Latin root *matricia, but semantic difficulties exist with this. A more likely origin is mătură (“broom”) + -eață, based on what it cleans.
noun mătreață · mătreața · mătreți · mătreții · mătreațo
- dandruff
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a type of loosestrife (Lythrum portula)
Similar: lintiță
Mătreață²
Where it comes from
From mătreață.
proper noun lui Mătreață
- a surname
In English
- dandruff dead skin flakes
Talk about this word "mătreață." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83trea%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. mătreață. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83trea%C8%9B%C4%83 "mătreață." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83trea%C8%9B%C4%83.Cite this
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title = {mătreață},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83trea%C8%9B%C4%83},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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