mata-sanos

See also: matasanos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mata-sãos (dated)

Etymology

From Spanish matasanos.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃.nus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃.nuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.taˈsɐ.nos/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ.nuʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsa.nuʃ/

Noun

mata-sanos m or f by sense (invariable)

quack (fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine)

Further reading

“mata-sanos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“mata-sanos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025