amatrice
French, noun/a.ma.tʁis/
amatrice is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of amateur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Suivi de « de ») Celle qui a de l’attachement, du goût pour quelque chose”.
What does amatrice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of amateur
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of amateur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Suivi de « de ») Celle qui a de l’attachement, du goût pour quelque chose. 2. (Précédé d’un nom) Celle qui exerce une activité de façon non professionnelle. 3. Celle qui, ayant à faire une chose, s’en occupe négligemment. 4. Celle qui pratique les sports sans en tirer aucun profit pécuniaire.
noun: 1. Variscite.
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.
Forms of amatrice
- amatrices plural
- amateur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amatrice?
- /a.ma.tʁis/
- \a.ma.tʁis\
- [a.ma.tʁis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amatrice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amatrice in French?
amatrice appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).