matarratas
Spanish, noun/mataˈratas/
matarratas is spelled M-A-T-A-R-R-A-T-A-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Spanish, the 204,261st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matarratas is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “raticide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Producto tóxico utilizado para matar ratas y ratones”.
What does matarratas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineraticide
- 2
masculinea type of card game
- 3
colloquialmasculinerotgut (strong low-quality alcohol)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Producto tóxico utilizado para matar ratas y ratones. 2. Bebida alcohólica de alta graduación y mala calidad
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 matarratas?
- /mataˈratas/
- [ma.t̪aˈra.t̪as]
- [mat̪aˈrat̪as]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matarratas
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matarratas in Spanish?
matarratas appears about once in every 32 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).