abatedouro
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From abater (“to butcher”) + -douro (suffix indicating location). Cognate with English and French abattoir.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧te‧dou‧ro
Noun edit
abatedouro m (plural abatedouros)
- (Brazil) slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)
- (Brazil, slang) a bedroom, referred to as a place for casual sex