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Madeira(recipes)
Madeira(dictionary)
Madeira(tourism)
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Madeira hotels(tourism)
Madeira Island(tourism)
Laurisilva of Madeira(tourism)
Madeira cake(dictionary)
Madeira River(encyclopedia)

Madeira (iou)



Madeira noun1. L16.
[An island in the Atlantic Ocean (from Portuguese madeira timber from Spanish madera from Latin materia MATTER noun, so called because formerly thickly wooded).]
A fortified wine made in Madeira; a drink of this. L16.
Used attrib. to designate things found in, made in, or associated with Madeira. M17.
Madeira cake a kind of plain sponge cake. Madeira embroidery broderie anglaise. Madeira nut US the walnut, Juglans regia. Madeira sauce a rich brown sauce made with madeira and served with braised or roast meats. Madeira wine = sense 1 above.
Madeiran adjective & noun E19.