See also: Matador and matadór

English edit

 
A matadora in traditional garb.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish matador (killer). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.

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Noun edit

matador (plural matadors or matadores, feminine matadora)

  1. (bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
  2. (uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
  3. (card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
  4. (card games) One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

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References edit

  1. ^ matador”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmatador]
  • Hyphenation: me‧ta‧dor

Noun edit

matador m anim (feminine matadorka)

  1. (bullfighting) matador (the person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
    • 1930, Karel Čapek, Výlet do Španěl:
      Bledý matador jde znovu s mečem a muletou zabíjet podle pravidel hry; avšak býk se zaberanil a stojí se vztyčenou hlavou, se šíjí zježenou banderillami a jakoby přehozenou pláštěm krve.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading edit

  • matador in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • matador in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish matador.

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Noun edit

matador c (singular definite matadoren, plural indefinite matadorer)

  1. matador (bullfighting)
  2. tycoon

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Proper noun edit

matador

  1. Monopoly (board game)

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French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish matador.

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Noun edit

matador m (plural matadors)

  1. (bullfighting) matador

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Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish matador.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈta.dɔr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -adɔr
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta‧dor

Noun edit

matador m pers

  1. matador (the person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • matador in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • matador in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From matar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdoɾ/ [mɐ.tɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [mɐ.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧dor

Adjective edit

matador (feminine matadora, masculine plural matadores, feminine plural matadoras)

  1. which kills
  2. (figurative) seductive
    olhar matadorseductive look

Noun edit

matador m (plural matadores, feminine matadora, feminine plural matadoras)

  1. killer (someone who kills)

Further reading edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French matador.

Noun edit

matador m (plural matadori)

  1. (bullfighting) matador

Declension edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

By surface analysis, matar (kill) +‎ -dor (agent suffix). May correspond to Latin mactātōrem (slayer, killer, slaughterer), but the origin of the base verb matar is disputed.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mataˈdoɾ/ [ma.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta‧dor

Noun edit

matador m (plural matadores, feminine matadora, feminine plural matadoras)

  1. a slaughterer, a killer
    Synonym: asesino
  2. (bullfighting) matador, a featured bullfighter at a bullfight event
    Synonym: diestro

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Noun edit

matador c

  1. (bullfighting) a matador

Declension edit

Declension of matador 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative matador matadoren matadorer matadorerna
Genitive matadors matadorens matadorers matadorernas

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish matador.

Noun edit

matador (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. a butcher
  2. (bullfighting) matador, a bullfighter