matacán
Spanish, noun/mataˈkan/
matacán is spelled M-A-T-A-C-Á-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 197,982nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matacán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “machicolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Composición venenosa para matar perros”.
What does matacán mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemachicolation
- 2
masculinebrocket (deer of the genus Mazama)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Composición venenosa para matar perros. 2. En especial, el alcaloide neurotóxico que se obtiene de la nuez vómica (Strychnos nux-vomica). 3. (Strychnos nux-vomica) Nuez vómica. 4. Voladizo parapetado, de piso calado, que se usaba para arrojar proyectiles contra un asaltante.
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.
Forms of matacán
- matacanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matacán?
- /mataˈkan/
- [ma.t̪aˈkãn]
- [mat̪aˈkãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is matacán in Spanish?
matacán appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).