matras
French, noun/ma.tʁa/
matras is spelled M-A-T-R-A-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matras is a French masculine noun meaning “a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or quadrangular head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Récipient au col étroit et long utilisé en alchimie, puis en chimie et pharmacie”.
What does matras mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea crossbow's square, with a cylindric or quadrangular head
noun
- 1
masculinean alchemist's long-necked glass receiver
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Récipient au col étroit et long utilisé en alchimie, puis en chimie et pharmacie.
noun: 1. Pointe d'un trait d'arbalète. 2. Carreau d'arbalète dont la pointe est constituée d'une masse lourde en métal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce matras?
- /ma.tʁa/
- /ma.tʁɑ/
- \ma.tʁa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is matras in French?
matras appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).