açougue
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒀀𒆪 (sāqu, “narrow”). Cognate with Galician azougue, Spanish zoco and Maltese suq.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
açougue m (plural açougues)
- (Brazil, dated in Portugal) butchershop
- Synonym: (Portugal) talho
- slaughterhouse
- Synonyms: matadouro, (Brazil) abatedouro
- (figuratively) massacre, killing
- (Brazil, informal) place or circumstance in which there is noise or disorder
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) whorehouse, brothel
- (archaic) place where bread, vegetables and other basic goods were sold
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “açougue” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “açougue” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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