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Meaning of "matachin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATACHIN

ˌmætəˈʃiːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATACHIN

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Matachin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MATACHIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Matachines

Matachines (Spanish matachín, a sword dancer in a fantastic costume —called also bouffon b pl matachi·ni : a member of a society of north and South American-Indian dancers who perform ritual dances. They are found from Peru up to Northern NM where the Spanish first influenced "The New World" and introduced Christianity to the native peoples. The Matachina dance, or "Danza de Matachines" (Spanish) is explained by oral tradition amongst most Indian Tribes as "The Dance of the Moors and Christians" and is the first masked dance introduced by the Spaniards. The Moors were driven out of Spain in 1492 and the missionaries introduced the dance to show the superiority of the Christians. The dance was adopted by the people, and today many forms of this dance still exist,Though the dance steps vary amongst tribes the dance formations are all similar. Masks continue to be used, but the style changes from village to village, or tribe. The introduction of the Dance of the Moors and Christians gave rise to a further range of masked dances, one of them recounting the Spanish victory over the Indians and their eventual conversion to Christianity.

Definition of matachin in the English dictionary

The first definition of matachin in the dictionary is a 16th century dance performed by extravagantly dressed masked dancers carrying swords. Other definition of matachin is a ritual dance performed by native Mexican dancers. Matachin is also a dancer in a 16th century sword dance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATACHIN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATACHIN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MATACHIN

baldachin · capuchin · catechin · chin · chin-chin · Cochin · double chin · heart urchin · nutcracker chin · parochin · pyrocatechin · receding chin · scuchin · sea urchin · street urchin · take it on the chin · Travancore-Cochin · urchin

Synonyms and antonyms of matachin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «matachin» into 25 languages

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The translations of matachin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «matachin» in English.
zh

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matachin
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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Matachín
570 millions of speakers
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matachin
510 millions of speakers
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matachin
380 millions of speakers
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matachin
280 millions of speakers
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matachin
278 millions of speakers
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matachín
270 millions of speakers
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matachin
260 millions of speakers
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Matachin
220 millions of speakers
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Matachin
190 millions of speakers
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Matachin
180 millions of speakers
ja

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matachin
130 millions of speakers
ko

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마타 친
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Matachin
85 millions of speakers
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matachin
80 millions of speakers
ta

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matachin
75 millions of speakers
mr

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मॅटाचिन
75 millions of speakers
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matachin
70 millions of speakers
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Matachin
65 millions of speakers
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matachin
50 millions of speakers
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matachin
40 millions of speakers
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Matachin
30 millions of speakers
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matachin
15 millions of speakers
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matachin
14 millions of speakers
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matachin
10 millions of speakers
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Matachin
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATACHIN»

Discover the use of matachin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matachin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Hispanic Culture-Anthropology
Elements of matachin veneration of saints go back for many centuries. They are seen in Cervantes' exemplary novel, La gitanilla, published in 1613. The early Spanish explorers and settlers, following leaders like Francisco Vasquez de ...
Nicolás Kanellos
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Attending Daedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice and the Reader
In order to sustain a 'spirit of fantasy' and play his game with the reader, Wolfe does not make the precise nature of the Matachin Tower explicitly clear. Indeed, the monastic lifestyle of the torturers' guild that occupies the Matachin Tower ...
Peter Wright, 2003
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The Art of Commedia: A Study in the Commedia Dell'Arte ...
The standard costume of the matachin, the only performer often depicted with commedia troupes to commonly wear morris bells, is a skin-tight red suit with white strips of cloth at the joins of the fabric and disguising the join of the full-face black ...
M. A. Katritzky, 2006
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Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the ...
Matachin is about 5 miles, is it, from Gamboa? General DAVIS. From Gamboa ? Senator MORGAN. Yes. General DAVIS. Oh, no. Matachin, I should say, was about a mile or a mile and a quarter from Gamboa. Senator MORGAN. Down the  ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interoceanic Canals, 1907
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers
The line of the canal passes thence to Matachin, cutting many bends of the river, and following generally the right bank, which is quitted at Matachin, where the canal will enter the valley of the Obispo. Throughout this length, 28 miles, the soil  ...
Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), 1882
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
Whoever saw a matachin dance to Imitate fighting, this was a fight that did imitate the matachin. Sir P. Sid)iey, Arcadia. It was well known in France and Italy by the name of the dance of fools or tnatachins, who were habited In short Jackets, ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1890
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Whoever saw a matachin dance to imitate fighting, this was a fight that did imitate the matachin. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia. It was well known in France and Italy by the name of the dance of fools or matachins, who were habited in short jackets, with ...
‎1911
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Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands
For instance, in order to dance, a matachin must wear special clothes that signal the activity she or he is engaged in. A matachin completo, attired in the traditional traje de matachin, is also a testament to the indigenous influence. The red of ...
Arturo J. Aldama, Chela Sandoval, Peter J. García, 2012
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The Penitentes of New Mexico
Los Moros featured the Matachin dancers. According to a Hispanic tradition in northern New Mexico, the word Matachin is derived from un matachinches, a killer of disagreeable persons. The Matachin dance was imported from Spain during ...
Ray John De Aragon, 2006
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The Arabic Contributions to the English Language: An ...
(1603) Household [stone bench] An outdoor stone bench, commonly attached to a Muslim's house; an ancient Egyptian tomb of the Memphite dynasties. -mastaba , a. O, R, W [4] masut, see mazut mat, see matted matachin, n. (1582-83) & a.
Garland Hampton Cannon, Alan S. Kaye, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATACHIN»

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GreatValueVacations Now Offers People-To-People Travel …
... boyhood home; the Matachin Museum in an 18th-century Spanish Fortress and Bay of Pigs Museum; the semi-indigenous Guirito community; ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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Free folk music, and lots of Murcian delicatessan products to sample
celebration of the matanza, and although there won´t be any pigs killed on the spot, the Matachin present will be undertaking the tasks involved in preparing the ... «Murcia Today, Feb 15»
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Come along and learn about the gastronomic meat products made …
Traditionally the initial kill and the cutting is done by what´s known as a matachin, a skilled professional, specialising in the preparation of the ... «Murcia Today, Feb 15»
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First Artists Announced for Towersey Festival 2015
... Act title five times. Their discography includes, Burlesque (2006), Matachin (2008), Hedonism (2010), Broadside (2012), and Revival (2014). «World Music Central, Jan 15»
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Catholics celebrate Virgen de Guadalupe in deeply rooted Hispanic …
Lon K. Shelton Photo The Matachin dancers of Mexico perform a ritual dance during the celebration of the Virgin de Guadalupe at Viramontes ... «Deming Headlight, Dec 14»
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A spiritual feast
A young El Toro. A young El Toro performs in a matachin dance at Santa Clara Pueblo on Christmas Day. Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo matachin ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Nov 14»
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REGIONAL RAMBLINGS: Don Jose 'El Patrullero' Moreno releases …
Other forms of music found on this release include polka, huapango, redova and son matachin. Moreno brings so many neat touches to many ... «Monitor, Sep 14»
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Bellowhead, Royal Albert Hall - music review
Sunday's concert romped through 24 songs from all their albums, from their first, little-known EP, Onymous, through Burlesque, Matachin, ... «Evening Standard, Apr 14»
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State folklorist to leave post at year's end
One of Stephenson's proudest accomplishments was organizing the biggest ever matachin dancer gathering in the Southwest, which took ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Dec 13»
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Honor Your Mother: Thousands celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
Carmen Julia Jaramillo, a teen-aged matachin from St. Mark Parish in Phoenix, was excited to participate in this year's event. “I always wanted ... «The Catholic Sun, Dec 13»
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