matadouro — meaning in English

English meaning

• abattoir noun A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
• shambles noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.

Senses

matadouro is used for these senses in English:

• abattoir A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]
• butchershop (chiefly, US) A store that sells meat.
• shambles (countable) A slaughterhouse.

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.

shambles — full definition

1. noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
2. noun Historically, a butcher's shop or slaughterhouse (now rare/archaic).

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