Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

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.





Thinking 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.


That's how we rationalized it. :)


It´s good to know semantic differences between Spanish speaking countries. Here, talking from the south of Spain, matasano rarely refers to the "quackery" sense.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: