matamoros

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

matamoros m (plural matamoros)

1. a braggart; often one who tells unbelievable stories

Further reading

• “matamoros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• Inglés sin Barreras: Diccionario Webster-Velázquez, Los Angeles: Lexicon, 1999