mata-sanos

See also: matasanos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mata-sãos (dated)

Etymology

From Spanish matasanos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃.nus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃.nus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃.nuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.taˈsɐ.nos/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ.nuʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsɐ.nuʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈsa.nuʃ/

Noun

mata-sanos m or f by sense (invariable)

1. quack (fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine)

Further reading

• “mata-sanos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “mata-sanos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024