"Matamoros" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Spanish]

IPA: /ˌmataˈmoɾos/ [ˌma.t̪aˈmo.ɾos], /ˌmataˈmoɾos/ [ˌmä.t̪əˈmo.ɾo(ː)s] [Texas]
Rhymes: -oɾos Etymology: Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + moros (“Moors”), literally “Moor-killer”. Compare Italian Mazzamauro. Etymology templates: {{es-verb-obj|matar<t:to kill>|moro<t:Moors><pl:1>|lit=Moor-killer}} Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + moros (“Moors”), literally “Moor-killer”, {{cog|it|Mazzamauro}} Italian Mazzamauro Head templates: {{es-proper noun|mfbysense}} Matamoros m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Matamoros-es-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Spanish surnames
  2. a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico, located on the Mexico–United States border. Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Cities in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Places in Mexico, Places in Tamaulipas, Mexico
    Sense id: en-Matamoros-es-name-6m8kH9Lt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish links with redundant wikilinks, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish verb-object compounds Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Spanish links with redundant wikilinks: 10 90 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 25 75 Disambiguation of Spanish verb-object compounds: 13 87
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        "lit": "Moor-killer"
      },
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      "name": "es-verb-obj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "Mazzamauro"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian Mazzamauro",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ma‧ta‧mo‧ros"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Ma‧ta‧mo‧ros"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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          "_dis": "11 89",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmataˈmoɾos/ [ˌma.t̪aˈmo.ɾos]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmataˈmoɾos/ [ˌmä.t̪əˈmo.ɾo(ː)s]",
      "tags": [
        "Texas"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Matamoros"
}
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ma‧ta‧mo‧ros"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Ma‧ta‧mo‧ros"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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        "masculine"
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      "ipa": "/ˌmataˈmoɾos/ [ˌma.t̪aˈmo.ɾos]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmataˈmoɾos/ [ˌmä.t̪əˈmo.ɾo(ː)s]",
      "tags": [
        "Texas"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Matamoros"
}

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