mataburros
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + burros (“donkeys, dummies”), literally “dummy killer”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌmataˈburos/ [ˌma.t̪aˈβ̞u.ros]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -uros
- Syllabification: ma‧ta‧bu‧rros
Noun
[edit]mataburros m (plural mataburros)
- (humorous, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense, rare in Guatemala) dictionary
- Synonyms: amansaburros, tumbaburros, diccionario
- (humorous, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Ecuador, Bolivia) grille guard
- (Paraguay, Uruguay) cattle grid
- (Paraguay) speed bump
Alternative forms
[edit]- mataburro (dictionary)
Further reading
[edit]- “mataburros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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