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matamata¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese matamatá, from Nheengatu and Old Tupi matamatá.

noun matamatas · mata mata · matamata turtle · mata mata turtle

  1. A side-necked turtle of species Chelus fimbriata, whose shell resembles a dead leaf.

Matamata²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori.

proper noun

  1. A town in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.

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noun turtle

Portuguêsmatamatá, tartaruga-matamatá
Françaismatamata

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"matamata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matamata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

matamata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matamata

Chicago

"matamata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matamata.

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@misc{matamata_2026,
  title = {matamata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matamata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}