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mata

=

bush

noun

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

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

"mata" in the Answers forum

Q: cada quien mata sus pulgas como puede
A: ,,,since in the end, we all have our own ways of doing/handling things.
Q: el verbo mata carita
A: And the question is...? The words "mata carita" appear to mean "kill little face" or "bush little face" (both nonsensical(. I don't know whether they…
Q: "mata" alternative meaning? Slang?
A: >Cuando alguien esta cantando y rima todo lo que dice pues "mata" significa como que se guilló. It means he really "got down" or "was showing off/out"…
Q: How can I get the translation from a song in the movie, The Perez Family, entitled Mata
A: i hope you can find it at www.lyrics.com
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