matamoscas

Portuguese

Noun

matamoscas m (invariable)

flyswatter (hand-held device for swatting flies)

Spanish

Amanita muscaria

Etymology

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

Noun

matamoscas m (plural matamoscas)

flyswatter
fly agaric, Amanita muscaria
Synonym: oronja falsa

See also

matamoscas on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
Amanita muscaria on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

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

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