butcher in Portuguese
butcher in Portuguese is açougueiro, açougueira, talhante — butcher means a person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
butcher in Portuguese
açougueiro
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
açougueira
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
talhante
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
carniceiro
(figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
abater
(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
cortar
(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
talhar
(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
massacrar
(transitive) To kill brutally.
trucidar
(transitive) To kill brutally.
What does "butcher" mean?
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noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
"I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner."
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noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
"History remembers the dictator as a butcher."
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verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
"The farmer butchers his own pigs every autumn."
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verb To ruin or botch something badly.
"The editing team butchered the film, cutting half the best scenes."
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butcher in a sentence
- I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner.
- History remembers the dictator as a butcher.
- The farmer butchers his own pigs every autumn.
- The editing team butchered the film, cutting half the best scenes.
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What is "butcher" in Portuguese?
"butcher" in Portuguese is açougueiro, açougueira, talhante. butcher means: A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
How do you use "butcher" in a sentence?
Example: "I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner." In Portuguese, "butcher" is açougueiro, açougueira, talhante.
Are there other ways to say "butcher" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 9 translations listed for "butcher": açougueiro, açougueira, talhante, carniceiro, abater, cortar.
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