katayan
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kataˈjan/ [kɐ.tɐˈjan], /ˌkaˈtajan/ [ˌkaˈta.jɐn]
- Rhymes: -an, -ajan
- Syllabification: ka‧ta‧yan
Noun edit
katayán or kátáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌᜈ᜔)
- slaughterhouse; abattoir
- Synonym: matadero
- time at which animals are ordinarily butchered or slaughtered