matachin
noun
ma·ta·chin
variants or less commonly matachine
ˌmätəˈchēn,
ˌma-,
-ˈshēn
plural -s see sense 1b
often attributive
1
a
: a sword dancer in a fantastic costume
called also bouffon
b
plural matachini
-ē(ˌ)nē
[Mexican Spanish matachín, from Spanish, matachin (sense 1a), from Italian mattaccino] : a member of a society of Mexican-Indian dancers who perform ritual dances 2
: a dance performed by a matachin
Word History
Etymology
Italian mattaccino, from matto madman, fool, from matto mad, crazy, from Latin mattus stupid, drunk
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