materasso

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ, “place where something is thrown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.teˈras.so/
• Rhymes: -asso
• Hyphenation: ma‧te‧ràs‧so

Noun

materasso m (plural materassi)

1. mattress

   Synonyms: pagliericcio, stramazzo

Descendants

• →? Old French: matras (or directly from Arabic) (see there for further descendants)