单词 | matachin |
释义 | Definition of matachin in English:matachinnoun ˈmatətʃɪn historical
noun ˈmatətʃɪn
OriginLate 16th century. From Middle French, French † matachin kind of dance, kind of comic dancer and its etymon Italian mattaccino kind of dance, kind of comic dancer, buffoon from matto buffoon + -accino, pejorative diminutive suffix. Some 19th- and 20th-cent. examples represent secondary borrowings Definition of matachin in US English:matachinnounmatəˈʃiːn historical
nounmatəˈʃiːn
OriginLate 16th century. From Middle French, French † matachin kind of dance, kind of comic dancer and its etymon Italian mattaccino kind of dance, kind of comic dancer, buffoon from matto buffoon + -accino, pejorative diminutive suffix. Some 19th- and 20th-cent. examples represent secondary borrowings<br>mid 19th century. From American Spanish matachín (plural matachines) dancer in the ritual dance described below, specifically use of Spanish matachín. The word probably entered English in the plural form. |
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