matacán

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ can (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mataˈkan/ [ma.t̪aˈkãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧cán

Noun

matacán m (plural matacanes)

1. (architecture) machicolation

Further reading

• “matacán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014