matadero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːtəˈdɛəɹəʊ/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

matadero (plural mataderos)

1. (Philippines) A slaughterhouse or abattoir.
   • 1909, Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War ... 1900-1915 (part 2, page 491)

     In connection with one of these markets a matadero has been built, in the form of a detached building.

   • 1913, The Philippine Agricultural Review, volume 5, page xix:

     The two sheds originally intended for a matadero have been transformed into quarantine sheds except for a small portion of one which has been left for the slaughter of such crippled animals as are unable to walk to the Manila matadero […]

Spanish

Etymology

From matar +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mataˈdeɾo/ [ma.t̪aˈð̞e.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧de‧ro

Noun

matadero m (plural mataderos)

1. slaughterhouse, abattoir
2. (by extension) a place for killing
3. (Venezuela, colloquial) cheap hotel
   • 2020 February 14, “Sin dinero para motel o condones: la crisis restringe sexualidad de jóvenes venezolanos”, in Newsweek‎^[1]:

     De pelo y barba cuidados, este diseñador gráfico llega a desembolsar 100 dólares en una cita, sumando cena, tragos, taxis y motel. “Si la llevo para un ‘matadero’, no gasto mucho”, explica, refiriéndose a hoteles “de mala muerte”, su última opción.

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Related terms

• matador

 

Further reading

• “matadero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˈdeɾo/, [mɐ.tɐˈdɛ.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧de‧ro

Noun

matadero (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

1. slaughterhouse; abattoir

   Synonym: katayan

   • 2010, E. San Juan, Jr., SUTRANG KAYUMANGGI, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 24:

     ... natin ang masang gumigising— tayo naman ang magtulungtulungan-habang nagpupustahan pa ang mga trapo't kumprador sa matadero nag-aakalang walang makagagambala sa magkasiping na leon at tupa, lobo't kordero

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2. butcher; slaughterer

   Synonyms: magkakatay, tagakatay

Related terms

• matador