English Explanatory Dictionary

matamata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A side-necked turtle of species Chelus fimbriata, whose shell resembles a dead leaf.
name
  1. A town in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.

Word forms

matamata matamatas mata mata matamata turtle mata mata turtle

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese matamatá, from Nheengatu and Old Tupi matamatá.

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