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matta

“matta” is a Swedish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a carpet, rug
  2. a carpet; fabric used as a floor covering
  3. a mat; a flat piece of coarse material for wiping one's feet
  4. a mat; a floor pad to protect athletes
  5. a bed; a piece of music over which a radio DJ (or other person) talks

verb

  1. to make less intense or weaker
  2. to checkmate

Etymology

From Old Swedish matta, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, probably from Punic or Phoenician.

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