madeira — meaning in English

English meaning

• hardwood noun Wood from broad-leaved trees such as oak or maple, often prized for furniture and flooring.
• Madeira noun A fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira, often used in cooking or served as a dessert wine.
• timber noun Wood that has been cut and prepared for building.
• wood noun The hard fibrous material that makes up the trunk and branches of a tree, used for building, fuel, and countless other purposes.
• woodwind noun Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.

Senses

madeira is used for these senses in English:

• Madeira An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.
• timber Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.
• woodwind (musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.

Madeira — full definition

1. noun A fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira, often used in cooking or served as a dessert wine.
2. name A Portuguese island and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

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