a matacaballo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /a ˌmatakaˈbaʝo/ [a ˌma.t̪a.kaˈβ̞a.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /a ˌmatakaˈbaʎo/ [a ˌma.t̪a.kaˈβ̞a.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /a ˌmatakaˈbaʃo/ [a ˌma.t̪a.kaˈβ̞a.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /a ˌmatakaˈbaʒo/ [a ˌma.t̪a.kaˈβ̞a.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: a ma‧ta‧ca‧ba‧llo

Adverb

a matacaballo

  1. (idiomatic) like a bat out of hell
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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