matadouro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From matar +‎ -douro.[1][2] Compare Galician matadoiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.taˈdo(w).ɾu/ [ma.taˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.taˈdo(w).ɾo/ [ma.taˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [mɐ.tɐˈðo(w).ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdow.ɾu/ [mɐ.tɐˈðow.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɐˈdo.ɾu/ [mɐ.tɐˈðo.ɾu]

  • Rhymes: -owɾu
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧dou‧ro

Noun

matadouro m (plural matadouros)

  1. slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)
    Synonyms: açougue, (Brazil) abatedouro
  2. (Brazil, slang) a bedroom, referred to as a place for casual sex

References

  1. ^ “matadouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “matadouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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