matadero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːtəˈdɛəɹəʊ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

matadero (plural mataderos)

1. (Philippines) A slaughterhouse or abattoir.
   • 1909, Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War ... 1900-1915 (part 2, page 491)

     In connection with one of these markets a matadero has been built, in the form of a detached building.

   • 1913, The Philippine Agricultural Review, volume 5, page xix:

     The two sheds originally intended for a matadero have been transformed into quarantine sheds except for a small portion of one which has been left for the slaughter of such crippled animals as are unable to walk to the Manila matadero […]

Spanish

Etymology

From matar +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mataˈdeɾo/ [ma.t̪aˈð̞e.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧de‧ro

Noun

matadero m (plural mataderos)

1. slaughterhouse, abattoir

   Synonym: macelo

2. (by extension) a 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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Related terms

• matador

Further reading

• “matadero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˈdeɾo/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˈd̪ɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧de‧ro

Noun

matadero (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

1. slaughterhouse; abattoir

   Synonym: katayan

   • 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

     Let's ... the people getting well-informed—we should be the next to help each other while the corrupt politicians are betting and buying on the slaughterhouse thinking no one can disturb the adjacent lion, sheep, wolf and lamb.

2. butcher; slaughterer

   Synonyms: magkakatay, tagakatay

Related terms

• matador

Anagrams

• rematado