matadouro

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

matadoiro

Etymology

From matar +‎ -douro.^[1]^[2] Compare Galician matadoiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.taˈdo(w).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.taˈdo(w).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdo(w).ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdow.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdo.ɾu/

Rhymes: -owɾu
Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧dou‧ro

Noun

matadouro m (plural matadouros)

slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)
Synonyms: açougue, (Brazil) abatedouro
(Brazil, slang) a bedroom, referred to as a place for casual sex

References

^ “matadouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
^ “matadouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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