matarratas

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mataˈratas/ [ma.t̪aˈra.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -atas
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧rra‧tas

Noun

matarratas m (plural matarratas)

1. raticide
2. a type of card game
3. (colloquial) rotgut (strong low-quality alcohol)

Further reading

• “matarratas”, 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