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amadou

[ am-uh-doo ]

noun

  1. a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus ( Fomes ) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.


amadou

/ ˈæəˌː /

noun

  1. a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes ) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amadou1

1805–15; < French, Middle French, apparently noun derivative of amadouer to coax, influence by flattery. verbal derivative of ʰDZç, Old Provençal amadou ( r ) lover < Latin ō- , stem of ٴǰ ( amateur ); name is usually explained by the conventional association between love and highly combustible substances
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amadou1

C18: from French, from Provençal: lover, from Latin ٴǰ, from to love; so called because it readily ignites
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Watch Amadou Onana score a controversial goal for Aston Villa in their FA Cup win, with West Ham protesting the award of the corner which lead to the goal as well as a possible foul on Lucas Paqueta.

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Amadou Onana's equalising goal came from a corner which was wrongly awarded by referee Tim Robinson but Potter was philosophical, choosing to focus on his players instead.

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July 2024: Everton sell midfielder Amadou Onana to Aston Villa for £50m, with the Toffees the only Premier League side since the start of the 2022-23 season with a positive net spend - a total of £80m.

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The largest transfer outlay was on Amadou Onana for £33m from Lille in 2022 and the Belgium midfielder went on to join Aston Villa in the summer for £50m.

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Luiz and Boubacar Kamara, the partnership that led Villa to 46 points from the first 23 league games of last season, has been replaced with Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans.

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