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matachin

matachin noun: a carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes.

Noun

matachin (plural matachins or matachines)

  1. A carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes.
  2. A dancer who performs this dance.

Forms of matachin

pluralmatachins
pluralmatachines
alternative formmatachina
alternative formmatachine

Origin of matachin

From Spanish matachín.

Questions about matachin

What does matachin mean?
Matachin means a carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes.
What part of speech is matachin?
Matachin is a noun.
What is the plural of matachin?
The plural of matachin is matachins.

Words near matachin in the dictionary

  1. Matab-ang
  2. Matabele
  3. Matabeleland
  4. Matabeleland North
  5. Matabeleland South
  6. matachin
  7. matachina
  8. matachinas
  9. matachine
  10. matachines
  11. matachini

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