matamoros
See also: Matamoros
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + moros (“Moors”), literally “Moor-killer”.
Noun
matamoros m (plural matamoros)
- a braggart; often one who tells unbelievable stories
Further reading
- “matamoros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- Inglés sin Barreras: Diccionario Webster-Velázquez, Los Angeles: Lexicon, 1999