matadoiro

Galician

Etymology

Matar (to kill) +‎ -doiro, "place where".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mataˈdojɾo/ [ma.t̪aˈð̞oj.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ojɾo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧doi‧ro

Noun

matadoiro m (plural matadoiros)

  1. slaughterhouse; shambles

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From matar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician matadoiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.taˈdoj.ɾu/ [ma.taˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.taˈdoj.ɾo/ [ma.taˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [mɐ.tɐˈðoj.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧doi‧ro

Noun

matadoiro m (plural matadoiros)

  1. alternative form of matadouro