maple

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English mapel, from Old English *mapul (attested in mapultrēow and mapulder), from Proto-Germanic *mapulaz (compare Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; Old Norse mǫpurr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder), perhaps a blend of *masuraz (“knob; maple-tree”) (compare Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse mǫsurr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”)) and *aplaz (“apple”) (see apple), from *masą (“lump, knob”) (compare obsolete German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪpl̩/
• Rhymes: -eɪpəl

Noun

maple (countable and uncountable, plural maples)

1. A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
2. The wood of such a tree, prized for its hardness and attractive appearance

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Portuguese: meiple

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Mapel, Palme, ample, pelma

Middle English

Noun

maple

1. Alternative form of mapel

Spanish

Noun

maple m (plural maples)

1. (Mexico) maple syrup
2. (Mexico) a maple tree

Further reading

• “maple”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014