matacaballo

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ caballo (“horse”).

Adverb

matacaballo

Only used in a matacaballo.

Further reading

“matacaballo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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