mata-rates

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ rates (“rats”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌma.təˈra.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌma.taˈra.tes]

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mata-rates m (invariable)

1. raticide

   Synonym: raticida

2. (colloquial) rotgut (strong low-quality alcohol)

• “mata-rates” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “mata-rates”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007