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Catalan
Etymology
From matar (“to kill”) + -ança.
Pronunciation
Noun
matança f (plural matances)
- slaughter, killing
- massacre
Further reading
Galician
Noun
matança f (plural matanças, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of matanza
Further reading
- “matança” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
From matar + -ança.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
- Hyphenation: ma‧tan‧ça
Noun
matança f (plural matanças)
- killing, slaughter
- massacre
Further reading