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Webster 1913 Edition

Matie

Mat′ie

,

Noun.

(Zool.)

A fat herring with undeveloped roe.

[Written also

matty

.]

[Eng. & Scot.]

Definition 2024

matie

matie

English

Alternative forms

mattie, matty

Noun

matie ‎(plural maties)

(Britain and Scotland) A fat herring with undeveloped roe.

Related terms

maatje

Tahitian

Etymology

(adjective) From abbreviation of nīnamu matie.

Noun

matie

grass

Derived terms

Derived terms

matie māʻohi
matie taravao

matie tātahi
tāpu matie

Adjective

matie

green

Synonyms

nīnamu matie

References

Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
“matie” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.