Matanzas
See also: matanzas
English
editProper noun
editMatanzas
- A city in Matanzas Province, Cuba
Translations
editSpanish
editEtymology
editFrom matanza (“massacre”), referring to a supposed slaughter of Spanish conquistadors by native fishermen of the area.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈtanθas/ [maˈt̪ãn̟.θas]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈtansas/ [maˈt̪ãn.sas]
- Rhymes: -anθas
- Rhymes: -ansas
- Syllabification: Ma‧tan‧zas
Proper noun
editMatanzas ?
- Matanzas (a city, the capital of Matanzas Province, Cuba)
- Matanzas Province (a province of Cuba; capital: Matanzas)
Related terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Cuba
- en:Places in Cuba
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/anθas
- Rhymes:Spanish/anθas/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/ansas
- Rhymes:Spanish/ansas/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Cities in Cuba
- es:Provincial capitals
- es:Places in Cuba
- es:Provinces of Cuba