amadou

[am-uh-doo]

noun

1. a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes ) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.

amadou

/ ˈæməˌduː /

noun

1. a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes ) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts

Word History and Origins

Origin of amadou¹

1805–15; < French, Middle French, apparently noun derivative of amadouer to coax, influence by flattery. verbal derivative of Provençal, Old Provençal amadou ( r ) lover < Latin amātōr- , stem of amātor ( amateur ); name is usually explained by the conventional association between love and highly combustible substances

Word History and Origins

Origin of amadou¹

C18: from French, from Provençal: lover, from Latin amātor, from amāre to love; so called because it readily ignites

Example Sentences

Norwich have been crying out for a quick winger who can deliver quality into the box, and in Papa Amadou Diallo they have a player reputed to be the quickest in the league.

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Producer Amadou “Abe” Diaw accused Brown of striking him with a Don Julio 1942 tequila bottle in Oct.

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In the summer of 2020, 18 years after the tragic death of Amadou Diallo, New York City finally disbanded its infamous anti-crime unit, which frequently used aggressive jump-out tactics, but Mayor Eric Adams brought back a “modified plainclothes anti-gun unit” just a few weeks after taking office in 2022.

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Ivory Coast's Communications Minister Amadou Coulibaly told the BBC they had traced the origin of the fake information to "neighbouring countries", but did not specify further.

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Deputy leader Amadou Koufa is from the Fulani community.

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