matacandelas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + candelas (“candles”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matakanˈdelas/ [ma.t̪a.kãn̪ˈd̪e.las]
- Rhymes: -elas
- Syllabification: ma‧ta‧can‧de‧las
Noun
matacandelas m (plural matacandelas)
Further reading
- “matacandelas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024