mattamore

noun

mat·​ta·​more

¦matə¦mō(ə)r

variants or less commonly matamoro

ˌ⸗⸗ˈmōˌrō

plural -s

: a subterranean storehouse

Word History

Etymology

obsolete French matamore, from Arabic maṭmūrah something buried or hidden

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