# amadou

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæ.mə.duː/ · frequency rank #70,449

## Definitions
1. A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.

## Etymology
From French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amadou