matacán

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mataˈkan/ [ma.t̪aˈkãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ma‧ta‧cán

Noun edit

matacán m (plural matacanes)

(architecture) machicolation

Further reading edit

“matacán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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