matadouro
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From matar + -douro.[1][2] Compare Galician matadoiro.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧dou‧ro
Noun edit
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 edit
- ^ “matadouro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “matadouro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.