matelot

or mate·low

[ mat-loh, mat-l-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British Slang.

matelot

/ ˈmætləʊ /

Origin of matelot¹

1910–15; < French ≪ Middle Dutch mattenoot sailor, equivalent to matte mat ¹ + noot companion ( Dutch genoot )

Origin of matelot¹

C20: from French

And all the time the sentinels on the Saut au Matelot were eagerly watching the river for the first sign of the English invaders.

The Buccaneers went in pairs, every hunter having his camerade or matelot (sailor), as well as his engags.

The French word matelot, by the way, is derived from matelas, a mattress.

I prove to you I am not; but a good, sound, safe, French matelot!

This was at Sault-au-Matelot Street, a narrow, steep thoroughfare, barely twenty feet from side to side.

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