mataburros

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ burros (“donkeys, dummies”), literally “dummy killer”.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmataˈburos/ [ˌma.t̪aˈβ̞u.ros]

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• Rhymes: -uros
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧bu‧rros

mataburros m (plural mataburros)

1. (humorous, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense, rare in Guatemala) dictionary

   Synonyms: amansaburros, tumbaburros, diccionario

2. (humorous, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Ecuador, Bolivia) grille guard
3. (Paraguay, Uruguay) cattle grid
4. (Paraguay) speed bump

• mataburro (dictionary)

• “mataburros”, 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