macello — meaning in English

English meaning

• abattoir noun A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
• mess noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.
• SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.

Senses

macello is used for these senses in English:

• SNAFU A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.
• abattoir A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]
• mess a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

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.

mess — full definition

1. noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.
2. noun A dining area or group of people, especially in the military, who eat meals together.
3. verb To mess with/around: to interfere, fool around, or handle something carelessly.
4. verb To make dirty or untidy.

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