matacaballo
Spanish, adverb[mat̪akaˈβ̞aʝo]
matacaballo is spelled M-A-T-A-C-A-B-A-L-L-O (11 letters). Matacaballo is a Spanish adverb meaning “only used in a matacaballo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does matacaballo mean in English?
adverb
- 1
only used in a matacaballo.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Elemento que entra a formar parte de la locución adverbial a matacaballo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce matacaballo?
- [mat̪akaˈβ̞aʝo]
- [mat̪akaˈβ̞aʎo]
- [mat̪akaˈβ̞aʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.