matamoscas
/mataˈmoskas/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los matamoscas
Meaning
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fly swatter
Built from mata (kills (from matar)) + moscas (flies).
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Cogió el matamoscas.
He grabbed the fly swatter.
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Made of
- mata kills (from matar)
- moscas flies
Practice
1 What does matamoscas mean?
fly swatter
2 Fill the gap: Cogió el ___.
Full sentence: Cogió el matamoscas. (He grabbed the fly swatter.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches matamoscas?
matamoscas: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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