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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbattoir
/ˈæbətwɑː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A slaughterhouse.
"The cattle were transported to the local abattoir."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre 'to fell, slaughter', from a- (from Latin ad-) + battre 'to beat' (from Latin battuere).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abattoir" is said worldwide
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abattoir
Transliteration: abattoir
"La viande provient de l'abattoir local."
Schlachthof
Transliteration: Schlachthof
"Das Vieh wurde zum Schlachthof gebracht."
mattatoio
Transliteration: mattatoio
"Il bestiame è stato portato al mattatoio."
matadero
Transliteration: matadero
"El ganado fue transportado al matadero."
matadouro
Transliteration: matadouro
"O gado foi levado para o matadouro."
वधशाला
Transliteration: vadhshala
"मवेशियों को स्थानीय वधशाला में ले जाया गया।"
屠宰场
Transliteration: túzǎichǎng
"这些牲畜被运往当地的屠宰场。"
도축장
Transliteration: dochukjang
"가축들이 도축장으로 운송되었습니다."
屠畜場
Transliteration: tochikujō
"家畜は地域の屠畜場に運ばれました。"
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