matico

English

Noun

matico (uncountable)

1. A Peruvian plant (Piper aduncum) allied to the pepper, whose leaves are used as a styptic and astringent.

Anagrams

• -o-matic, atomic

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtiko/ [maˈt̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: ma‧ti‧co

Noun

matico m (plural maticos)

1. The orange-ball-tree
2. The orange-backed troupial, Icterus croconotus.

Further reading

• “matico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014