mata

∗ ≈

bush

∗ noun

mata
feminine noun
1bush, shrub (arbusto); tuft (matojo)
  • matas -> scrub
2mop (of hair) (de pelo)

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mata [mah’-tah]
noun
1Small bush (arbusto), shrub, undershrub. (f)
2Sprig (ramita), blade. (f)
3Grove, a cluster of trees of one species, copse. (f)
4The mastic-tree. (f)
5Lock of matted hair. (f)
6Piece of ore only partly fused. (f)
7Field, plot. (Agriculture & gram) (f)
  • Mata de olivos -> field of olive trees
8Mata de pelo, head of hair. (f)
  • Mata rubia -> kermes oak
noun
1Game at cards. (f)
verb
2MATARRATA.
3Slaughter.

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mata
sustantivo:femenino
1 (arbusto) bush; shrub; especialmente (Latinoamérica) (planta) plant; (en tiesto) potted plant
a salto de mata
mata de coco (Caribe) coconut palm
mata de plátano (Caribe) banana tree
mata rubia kermes oak
2 (ramita) sprig; (manojo) tuft; (raíz) clump; (ramo) bunch
3 matas (matorral) thicket; (s) scrub; (s) bushes
4 (Agr) (terreno) field; plot; (And) (huerto) orchard
5 (Latinoamérica) (arboleda) clump; grove; (bosque) forest
mata de bananos banana plantation
6
mata de pelo mop of hair

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake