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Matamoros

/ˌmataˈmoɾos [ˌma.t̪aˈmo.ɾos]/

proper noun/ˌmataˈmoɾos [ˌma.t̪aˈmo.ɾos]/

a surname; a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico, located on the Mexico–United States border.

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + moros (“Moors”), literally “Moor-killer”. Compare Italian Mazzamauro.