Madeira

Meanings

Proper Noun

Island in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.

Noun

A type of fortified wine produced on that island.

Origin

From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira ("wood"), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ("mother"). matter.

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