matachin

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noun

A carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes.

OriginSpanish matachín →
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Meanings

nounmatachin (plural matachins or matachines)

plural matachins · plural matachines · alternative matachina · alternative matachine

  1. A carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes.
  2. A dancer who performs this dance.

Origin

  1. Spanishmatachín
  2. Englishmatachin

From Spanish matachín.

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Translations

French matassin
  • matassindance with swords and bucklers
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APA

matachin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matachin

MLA

“matachin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matachin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matachin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matachin.

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