mataburros
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + burros (“donkeys, dummies”), literally “dummy killer”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mataburros m (plural mataburros)
- (Latin America, humorous) dictionary
- Synonyms: tumbaburros, diccionario
- (Latin America, humorous) grille guard, bumper guard (car accessory)
- (Uruguay) cattle grid
Alternative forms
[edit]- mataburro (dictionary)
Further reading
[edit]- “mataburros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish verb-object compounds
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- Rhymes:Spanish/uros
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