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σφαγείο — meaning in English

sfageio

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English meaning

  • abattoir noun A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
  • slaughterhouse noun A facility where animals are killed for meat.

Senses

σφαγείο is used for these senses in English:

  • abattoir A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]
  • slaughterhouse (figuratively) The scene of a massacre.

abattoir — full definition

  1. noun A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
  2. noun Figuratively, a scene of mass killing or bloodshed.
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