madore

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin madōrem, derived from madeō (“to be wet or moist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdo.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: ma‧dó‧re

Noun

madore m (plural madori) (literary)

1. moisture that covers the body prior to sweating
   • sentiva nella schiena e nelle mani […] i madori della febbricola

     he felt the moisture of the fever on his back and hands

2. (by extension) moisture

   Synonym: umidità

   • tra le foglie spiccava un grosso frutto ancora acerbo, coperto dal madore della rugiada

     a large, unripe fruit stood out from among the leaves, covered in the moisture of dew

Related terms

• madido

Anagrams

• damerò, daremo, domare, domerà, modera, redamo

Latin

Noun

madōre m

1. ablative singular of mador