matacà
Appearance
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + ca (“dog”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]matacà m (plural matacans)
- (architecture) machicolation
- strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)
- Synonym: nou vòmica
- (in the plural) dwarf elder
Further reading
[edit]- “matacà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “matacà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.