Abattoir

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Etymology

French, from abattre to beat down. See Abate

Noun

abattoir (plural: abattoirs)

1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

Translations

• Bulgarian: кланица f.
• Dutch: slachthuis n.
• Finnish: teurastamo
• French: abattoir m.
• German: Schlachthaus n., Schlachthof m.
• Irish: teach coscartha m., seamlas
• Portuguese: matadouro, açougue
• Malay: rumah sembelihan

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.ba.twaʁ/
• SAMPA: /a.ba.twaR/

Noun

abattoir /a.ba.twaʁ/ m. (plural: abattoirs /a.ba.twaʁ/)

1. abattoir, slaughterhouseet:abattoir

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