mataburros
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + burros (“donkeys”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mataburros m (plural mataburros)
- (Latin America, humorous) dictionary
- Synonyms: tumbaburros, diccionario
- (Latin America, humorous) grille guard, bumper guard (car accessory)
- (Uruguay) cattle grid
Alternative forms edit
- mataburro (dictionary)
Further reading edit
- “mataburros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014