Etymology

matachin

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Today it means: A carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes. Full definition →

Spanish matachín
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frommatachín
  2. English todaymatachin

From Spanish matachín.

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