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Galician
Etymology
Matar (“to kill”) + -doiro, "place where".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mataˈdojɾo/
- Rhymes: -ojɾo
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧doi‧ro
Noun
matadoiro m (plural matadoiros)
- slaughterhouse; shambles
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “matadoiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “matadoiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
From matar + -doiro. Compare Galician matadoiro.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧doi‧ro
Noun
matadoiro m (plural matadoiros)
- Alternative form of matadouro