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maț

Rhymes with -at͡s

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin matia f, probably remade from the plural of an original singular form *mață. Alternatively a back-formation from măcel.

Compare Aromanian mats, matsã, Megleno-Romanian matsi. Cf. also Neapolitan matsse, Sardinian matza (“belly”), macia, massa, matta.

noun mațe · maț · mațul · mațele

neuter, often, plural intestine
Similar: intestin

In English

intestine alimentary canal

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@misc{mat_2026,
  title = {maț},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ma%C8%9B},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}