Etymology
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Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + sellos (“stamps”).
Pronunciation
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- 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]
- (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
matasellos m (plural matasellos)
- postmark
- Synonyms: sello, timbre
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