matasellos

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /mataˈseʝos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʝos]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /mataˈseʎos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʎos]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /mataˈseʃos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʃos]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /mataˈseʒos/ [ma.t̪aˈse.ʒos]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝos
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎos
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃos
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒos

Syllabification: ma‧ta‧se‧llos

Noun

matasellos m (plural matasellos)

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Synonyms: sello, timbre

Further reading

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

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