matraz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French matras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maˈtɾaθ/ [maˈt̪ɾaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈtɾas/ [maˈt̪ɾas]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ma‧traz

Noun

matraz m (plural matraces)

1. any kind of flask, or glass container used in a chemical laboratory

Derived terms

• matraz aforado

Further reading

• “matraz”, 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