matacandelas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ candelas (“candles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matakanˈdelas/ [ma.t̪a.kãn̪ˈd̪e.las]
• Rhymes: -elas
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧can‧de‧las

Noun

matacandelas m (plural matacandelas)

1. snuffer, candlesnuffer

Further reading

• “matacandelas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16