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matador.

which kills

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ma.taˈdoʁ/Brazil[ma.taˈdoh]Brazil/ma.taˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/ma.taˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. which kills

  2. seductive

    figuratively
    olhar matador
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese matar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese matador From matar + -dor.

noun/ma.taˈdoʁ/Brazil[ma.taˈdoh]Brazil/ma.taˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/ma.taˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. killer (someone who kills)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese matar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese matador From matar + -dor.

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