matamata

See also: matamatá, Matamata, mata mata, and mata-mata

English

A matamata.

Alternative forms

mata mata; matamata turtle, mata mata turtle

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese matamatá. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “dictionaries derive the Portuguese from a Tupi term, no evidence”)

Noun

matamata (plural matamatas)

A species of side-necked turtle, Chelus fimbriatus, whose shell resembles a dead leaf.

Translations

turtle

French: matamata (fr) f
Navajo: tsisteeł diyogí
Portuguese: matamatá f, tartaruga matamatá f

Anagrams

Mama Tata

Japanese

Romanization

matamata

Rōmaji transcription of またまた

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