matadero

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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Noun

matadero m (plural mataderos)

  1. slaughterhouse, abattoir
  2. (by extension) place for killing
  3. (Venezuela, colloquial) cheap hotel
    • 2020 February 14, “Sin dinero para motel o condones: la crisis restringe sexualidad de jóvenes venezolanos”, in Newsweek[1]:
      De pelo y barba cuidados, este diseñador gráfico llega a desembolsar 100 dólares en una cita, sumando cena, tragos, taxis y motel. “Si la llevo para un ‘matadero’, no gasto mucho”, explica, refiriéndose a hoteles “de mala muerte”, su última opción.
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Further reading


Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

Noun

matadero

  1. a slaughterhouse; abattoir
    • 2010, E. San Juan, Jr., SUTRANG KAYUMANGGI, Lulu.com →ISBN, page 24
      ... natin ang masang gumigising— tayo naman ang magtulungtulungan-habang nagpupustahan pa ang mga trapo't kumprador sa matadero nag-aakalang walang makagagambala sa magkasiping na leon at tupa, lobo't kordero Bagamat .

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