matasellos

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mataˈseʝos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʝos]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /mataˈseʝos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʝos]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /mataˈseʎos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʎos]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /mataˈseʃos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʃos]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /mataˈseʒos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʒos]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝos

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝos
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎos
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃos
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒos

• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧se‧llos

Noun

matasellos m (plural matasellos)

1. postmark

   Synonyms: sello, timbre

Further reading

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