"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: {{ety|es|:der<unc>|la-lat:matta<t:floormat, doormat>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "floormat, doormat", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Punic", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "xpu" }, { "lang_name" : "Phoenician", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "phn" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "matta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "mata", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="mata">, {{der|es|la-lat|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 Synonyms: lentisco, mata charneca
    Sense id: en-mata-es-noun-sVtHD3ib Categories (other): Trees Disambiguation of Trees: 15 15 30 5 19 16
  4. (Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic) plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae) Tags: Colombia, Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Venezuela, feminine Synonyms: planta, vegetal
    Sense id: en-mata-es-noun-H9Jht9OP Categories (other): Colombian Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 31 52
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: {{ety|es|nl=1}} 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
    Sense id: en-mata-es-verb-3QUs7QEo Categories (other): Pages using lite templates, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using lite templates: 0 1 1 3 0 0 7 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 5 3 4 7 1 2 2 3 3 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 7 12 19 1 3 3 7 8 21 4 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 6 6 12 16 52 7
  2. inflection of matar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: matar
    Sense id: en-mata-es-verb-hkF4gDRd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a salto de mata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "donde no hay mata no hay patata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mata de la seda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mata de pelo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "matojo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "matorral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "matorro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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          "Pistacia lentiscus#Translingual"
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          "word": "lentisco"
        },
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          "word": "mata charneca"
        }
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmata/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ata"
    }
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  "word": "mata"
}

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