mata-segells

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ segells (“stamps”). Calque of Spanish matasellos.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌma.tə.səˈʒeʎs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌma.ta.seˈd͡ʒeʎs]

mata-segells m (invariable)

1. postmark

   Synonyms: obliterador, estampilla

• “mata-segells”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007