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maple

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English

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striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
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Etymology

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From Middle English mapel, from Old English *mapul (attested in mapultrēow and mapulder), from Proto-West Germanic *mapul.

See also Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; also Old Norse mǫpurr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder; also Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse mǫsurr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”); also German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”).[1][2] More at measles.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maple (countable and uncountable, plural maples)

  1. A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
    They have a large maple in their yard.
  2. Wood of such a tree, valued for its hardness and attractive appearance.
    This table is made of maple and also has some fruitwood inlays.
  3. The flavor of such a tree's sap, or an imitation of that flavor.
    A: Mmm, this one is strawberry! What flavor is yours? B: This one is maple! I wonder if any of them will turn out to be pineapple!

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Kashubian: majpél (Canada, United States)
  • → Portuguese: meiple

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, s.v. "Maser" (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2002).
  2. ^ Francis A. Wood, "Germanic Etymologies", Modern Philology (University of Chicago Press, January 1914), 1.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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maple

  1. alternative form of mapel

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaple/ [ˈma.ple]
  • Rhymes: -aple
  • Syllabification: ma‧ple

Noun

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maple m (plural maples)

  1. (Mexico) maple syrup
  2. (Mexico) a maple tree
  3. an egg carton
    Synonym: huevera

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