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Out of context, but I couldn´t resist. "Matasano" is one of my favorite words in Spanish, not for its meaning, but for how it sounds. Anyway, here is the meani
by fasteo 12y ago
Out of context, but I couldn´t resist.
"Matasano" is one of my favorite words in Spanish, not for its meaning, but for how it sounds. Anyway, here is the meaning:
mata=kill
sano=healthy
So, literally it means to "kill the healthy" and it is used to refer to doctors, usually in colloquially, rather than pejorative, terms.
Sorry for the interlude.
- tptacek 12y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4684599#up_4684845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4684599#up_4684845
- fasteo 12y agoIt´s good to know semantic differences between Spanish speaking countries. Here, talking from the south of Spain, matasano rarely refers to the "quackery" sense.
- fasteo 12y agoThinking about this, Matasano turns out to be a rather good name for your company. After all, your services are about trying to "kill the healthy" system, so to speak.
- tptacek 12y agoThat's how we rationalized it. :)