matafunda

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noun

A type of siege engine similar to a trebuchet, designed to fling rocks over long distances.

OriginSpanish matar ← Latin funda →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounmatafunda (plural matafundas)

plural matafundas

  1. obsoleteA type of siege engine similar to a trebuchet, designed to fling rocks over long distances.

Origin

  1. Latinfunda“a sling”
  2. Spanishmatar“to kill”
  3. Englishmatafunda

See Spanish matar (“to kill”), Latin funda (“a sling”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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