matadoiro

Galician

Etymology

Matar (“to kill”) +‎ -doiro, "place where".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mataˈðojɾo̝/

Noun

matadoiro m (plural matadoiros)

1. slaughterhouse; shambles

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “matadoiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “matadoiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From matar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician matadoiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.taˈdoj.ɾu/ [ma.taˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.taˈdoj.ɾu/ [ma.taˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.taˈdoj.ɾo/ [ma.taˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [mɐ.tɐˈðoj.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧doi‧ro

Noun

matadoiro m (plural matadoiros)

1. Alternative form of matadouro