"mata" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmata/, [ˈma.t̪a] Forms: matas [plural]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: Perhaps from Late Latin matta (“floormat, doormat”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|LL.|matta|t=floormat, doormat}} Late Latin matta (“floormat, doormat”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mata f (plural matas)
  1. shrub Tags: feminine Synonyms: arbusto
    Sense id: en-mata-es-noun-O3Llkc2i
  2. sprig Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mata-es-noun-o4QRD~5s
  3. mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Trees Synonyms: lentisco, mata charneca
    Sense id: en-mata-es-noun-sVtHD3ib Disambiguation of Trees: 9 5 18 28 29 10
  4. (Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic) plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae) Tags: Colombia, Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Venezuela, feminine Categories (lifeform): Trees Synonyms: planta, vegetal
    Sense id: en-mata-es-noun-H9Jht9OP Disambiguation of Trees: 9 5 18 28 29 10 Categories (other): Colombian Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 14 4 29 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a salto de mata, desmatar, donde no hay mata no hay patata, mata de la seda, mata de pelo, matojo, matorral, matorro, matoso
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈmata/, [ˈma.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
  1. inflection of matar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: matar Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-mata-es-verb-3QUs7QEo Disambiguation of Trees: 9 5 18 28 29 10 Categories (other): Pages using lite templates Disambiguation of Pages using lite templates: 0 1 0 4 1 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 3 4 8 1 3 1 3 4 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 1
  2. inflection of matar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: matar Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-mata-es-verb-hkF4gDRd Disambiguation of Trees: 9 5 18 28 29 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "Pistacia lentiscus#Translingual"
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          "word": "mata charneca"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈma.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ata"
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      "word": "desmatar"
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    {
      "word": "mata de la seda"
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    {
      "word": "mata de pelo"
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    {
      "word": "matojo"
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    {
      "word": "matorral"
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      "word": "matorro"
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