Matanzas

See also: matanzas

English

Proper noun

Matanzas

1. A city in Matanzas Province, Cuba

Translations

A city in Cuba

• Armenian: Մատանսաս (Matansas)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬坦薩斯／马坦萨斯 (Mǎtǎnsàsī)

• Finnish: Matanzas
• Georgian: მატანსასი (maṭansasi)
• Japanese: マタンサス (Matansasu)
• Russian: Мата́нсас m (Matánsas)
• Uzbek: Matansas

Spanish

Etymology

From matanza (“massacre”), referring to a supposed slaughter of Spanish conquistadors by native fishermen of the area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maˈtanθas/ [maˈt̪ãn̟.θas]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /maˈtansas/ [maˈt̪ãn.sas]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -anθas
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansas
• Syllabification: Ma‧tan‧zas

Proper noun

Matanzas ?

1. Matanzas (a city, the capital of Matanzas Province, Cuba)
2. Matanzas Province (a province of Cuba; capital: Matanzas)

Related terms

• matancero

 

References

• https://parnaseo.uv.es/Editorial/Maura/CuartaParte.pdf