matacà

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌma.təˈka]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌma.taˈka]

Noun

matacà m (plural matacans)

(architecture) machicolation
strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)
Synonym: nou vòmica
(in the plural) dwarf elder

Further reading

“matacà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“matacà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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