matico
Spanish, noun/maˈtiko/
matico is spelled M-A-T-I-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “The orange-ball-tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Senecio cymosus) Planta compuesta sudamericana. Se usa la infusión de sus hojas para el dolor de garganta…”.
What does matico mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineThe orange-ball-tree
- 2
masculineThe orange-backed troupial, Icterus croconotus.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Senecio cymosus) Planta compuesta sudamericana. Se usa la infusión de sus hojas para el dolor de garganta, cicatrizaciòn de úlceras y heridas.^([cita requerida]) 2. (Buddleja globosa) Arbusto sudamericano de hojas verde oscuras por el haz y verde blanquecino por el envés, usadas como cicatrizantes.
noun: 1. Tordo de color anaranjado.
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 matico
- maticos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matico?
- /maˈtiko/
- [maˈt̪i.ko]
- [maˈt̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is matico in Spanish?
matico appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).