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Matamoscas

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matamoscas (masculine noun (el)) — flyswatter. Look up matamoscas in the dictionary

El matamoscas se ensucia mucho, pero casi nunca lo lavamos.
The flyswatter gets really dirty, but we hardly ever wash it.
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Old March 28, 2009, 06:44 PM
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Would the plural be matamoscases?
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Old March 28, 2009, 06:57 PM
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Plural is "matamoscas" as well.

Un matamoscas
Muchos matamoscas
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un/el matamoscas (singular)
unos/los matamoscas (plural)
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oh ok just like deer in English. thank you!
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And just like "trabalenguas" in Spanish.
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