amadou
9 points
English
6 letters
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Valid in: North American word list
Definitions
A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. Ure.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ˈæmʌdˌuː/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Rhymes
interviewstatueavenuetissuebarbecuerendezvouslulubreakthroughgurucuckoovoodooresiduerevenuepreviewhindueu
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