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carniceiro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
  • carnassial noun One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
  • scavenger noun A person who searches through discarded items for useful things.

Senses

carniceiro is used for these senses in English:

  • butcher (figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
  • carnassial One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
  • scavenger An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.

butcher — full definition

  1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
  2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
  3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
  4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.

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