matarratas
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + ratas (“rats”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matarratas m (plural matarratas)
- raticide
- a type of card game
- (colloquial) rotgut (strong low-quality alcohol)
Further reading edit
- “matarratas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014