degolladero

Spanish

Etymology

From degollar +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʝaˈdeɾo/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʝaˈð̞e.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʎaˈdeɾo/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʎaˈð̞e.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʃaˈdeɾo/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʃaˈð̞e.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʒaˈdeɾo/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʒaˈð̞e.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: de‧go‧lla‧de‧ro

Noun

degolladero m (plural degolladeros)

  1. throat
  2. slaughterhouse
  3. scaffold; block

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