matamoros

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

matamoros m (plural matamoros)

a braggart; often one who tells unbelievable stories

Further reading

“matamoros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Inglés sin Barreras: Diccionario Webster-Velázquez, Los Angeles: Lexicon, 1999

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