noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/
General-American:/ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/
General-American:/ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bloodbath
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a building where animals are butchered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: building, edifice
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).
Across languages
Translations
143 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Oromo:
moggorraa lafqalii qeeraa
— public slaughterhouse
Afrikaans:
abattoir
— public slaughterhouse
Afrikaans:
slaghuis
— public slaughterhouse
Afrikaans:
slagplaas
— public slaughterhouse
Albanian:
thertore
— public slaughterhouse
Arabic:
مَسْلَخ
(maslaḵ)
— public slaughterhouse
Arabic:
مَجْزَر
(majzar)
— public slaughterhouse
Arabic:
سلخانة
(salaxana)
— public slaughterhouse
Arabic:
مدبح
(madbaḥḥ)
— public slaughterhouse
Arabic:
ڭرنة
(gurna)
— public slaughterhouse
Arabic:
مجزرة
(mgazra)
— public slaughterhouse
Armenian:
սպանդանոց
(spandanocʻ)
— public slaughterhouse
Azerbaijani:
sallaqxana
— public slaughterhouse
Basque:
hiltegi
— public slaughterhouse
Belarusian:
бо́йня
(bójnja)
— public slaughterhouse
Belarusian:
разні́ца
(razníca)
— public slaughterhouse
Bengali:
কসাইখানা
(kośaikhana)
— public slaughterhouse
Bulgarian:
кла́ница
(klánica)
— public slaughterhouse
Burmese:
သားသတ်ရုံ
(sa:satrum)
— public slaughterhouse
Catalan:
escorxador
— public slaughterhouse
Chinese Mandarin:
屠宰場 /屠宰场
(túzǎichǎng)
— public slaughterhouse
Chinook Jargon:
iɬwəli-haws
— public slaughterhouse
Czech:
jatky
— public slaughterhouse
Czech:
jatka
— public slaughterhouse
Danish:
slagteri
— public slaughterhouse
Dutch:
slachthuis
— public slaughterhouse
Dutch:
abattoir
— public slaughterhouse
Dutch:
slachterij
— public slaughterhouse
Egyptian:
T29-t:pr*Z1
(nmt)
— public slaughterhouse
Esperanto:
buĉejo
— public slaughterhouse
Estonian:
tapamaja
— public slaughterhouse
Finnish:
teurastamo
— public slaughterhouse
French:
abattoir
— public slaughterhouse
Friulian:
macel
— public slaughterhouse
Galician:
matadoiro
— public slaughterhouse
Georgian:
სასაკლაო
(sasaḳlao)
— public slaughterhouse
German:
Schlachthaus
— public slaughterhouse
German:
Schlachthof
— public slaughterhouse
Greek:
σφαγείο
(sfageío)
— public slaughterhouse
Hebrew:
מִשְׁחָטָה
(mishkhatá)
— public slaughterhouse
Hebrew:
בֵּית מִטְבָּחַיִם
(bēt mitbaẖáim)
— public slaughterhouse
Hindi:
बूचड़खाना
(būcaṛkhānā)
— public slaughterhouse
Hindi:
वधशाला
(vadhśālā)
— public slaughterhouse
Hindi:
कसाईखाना
(kasāīkhānā)
— public slaughterhouse
Hindi:
वधस्थली
(vadhasthalī)
— public slaughterhouse
Hungarian:
vágóhíd
— public slaughterhouse
Icelandic:
sláturhús
— public slaughterhouse
Ido:
bucherio
— public slaughterhouse
Indonesian:
rumah jagal
— public slaughterhouse
Indonesian:
abatoar
— public slaughterhouse
Ingrian:
boinoi
— public slaughterhouse
Irish:
teach coscartha
— public slaughterhouse
Irish:
seamlas
— public slaughterhouse
Italian:
mattatoio
— public slaughterhouse
Italian:
macello
— public slaughterhouse
Japanese:
屠畜場
(tochikujō)
— public slaughterhouse
Japanese:
屠場
— public slaughterhouse
Japanese:
畜殺場
(chikusatsuba)
— public slaughterhouse
Kazakh:
қасапхана
(qasapxana)
— public slaughterhouse
Khmer:
គោឃាតដ្ឋាន
(kookhiətatthaan)
— public slaughterhouse
Khmer:
វធភូមិ
(vĕəʼthĕəʼphuum)
— public slaughterhouse
Khmer:
សត្វឃាតស្ថាន
(sattvaʼkhiətaʼsthaan)
— public slaughterhouse
Korean:
도살장
(dosaljang)
— public slaughterhouse
Kyrgyz:
кушкана
(kuşkana)
— public slaughterhouse
Lao:
ໂຮງຂ້າສັດ
(hōng khā sat)
— public slaughterhouse
Latvian:
lopkautuve
— public slaughterhouse
Lithuanian:
skerdykla
— public slaughterhouse
Louisiana Creole:
abatwa
— public slaughterhouse
Macedonian:
кланица
(klanica)
— public slaughterhouse
Malay:
rumah sembelihan
— public slaughterhouse
Malay:
rumah potong
— public slaughterhouse
Malay:
rumah sembelih
— public slaughterhouse
Malay:
pejagalan
— public slaughterhouse
Malay:
pembantaian
— public slaughterhouse
Malay:
penjagalan
— public slaughterhouse
Manx:
thie buitçhoorys
— public slaughterhouse
Māori:
wharepatu
— public slaughterhouse
Māori:
whare patu kararehe
— public slaughterhouse
Māori:
whare patu mīti
— public slaughterhouse
Middle English:
bocherie
— public slaughterhouse
Norwegian Bokmål:
abattoir
— public slaughterhouse
Norwegian Bokmål:
slaktehus
— public slaughterhouse
Norwegian Bokmål:
slakteri
— public slaughterhouse
Pashto:
مسلخ
(masláx)
— public slaughterhouse
Pashto:
مزبع
(mazbáh)
— public slaughterhouse
Persian:
کشتارگاه
(koštârgâh)
— public slaughterhouse
Persian:
سلاخ خانه
(sallâx-xâne)
— public slaughterhouse
Persian:
مسلخ
(maslax)
— public slaughterhouse
Plautdietsch:
Schlachthus
— public slaughterhouse
Polish:
rzeźnia
— public slaughterhouse
Polish:
ubojnia
— public slaughterhouse
Portuguese:
matadouro
— public slaughterhouse
Portuguese:
açougue
— public slaughterhouse
Portuguese:
abatedouro
— public slaughterhouse
Romanian:
abator
— public slaughterhouse
Romanian:
măcelărie
— public slaughterhouse
Russian:
бо́йня
(bójnja)
— public slaughterhouse
Russian:
скотобо́йня
(skotobójnja)
— public slaughterhouse
Scottish Gaelic:
taigh-spadaidh
— public slaughterhouse
Serbo-Croatian:
клаоница
— public slaughterhouse
Serbo-Croatian:
klaonica
— public slaughterhouse
Slovak:
jatka
— public slaughterhouse
Slovene:
klavnica
— public slaughterhouse
Spanish:
matadero
— public slaughterhouse
Spanish:
desolladero
— public slaughterhouse
Spanish:
degolladero
— public slaughterhouse
Spanish:
rastro
— public slaughterhouse
Swedish:
slakteri
— public slaughterhouse
Swedish:
slakthus
— public slaughterhouse
Tagalog:
bahay-katayan
— public slaughterhouse
Tagalog:
lapaan
— public slaughterhouse
Tajik:
кушторгоҳ
(kuštorgoh)
— public slaughterhouse
Tajik:
саллоххона
(salloxxona)
— public slaughterhouse
Tajik:
маслах
(maslax)
— public slaughterhouse
Thai:
โรงฆ่าสัตว์
(roong-kâa-sàt)
— public slaughterhouse
Turkish:
kanara
— public slaughterhouse
Turkish:
kesimevi
— public slaughterhouse
Turkish:
kesimhane
— public slaughterhouse
Turkish:
mezbaha
— public slaughterhouse
Ottoman Turkish:
سلخانه
— public slaughterhouse
Ottoman Turkish:
مزبع
— public slaughterhouse
Turkmen:
gassaphana
— public slaughterhouse
Ukrainian:
бо́йня
(bójnja)
— public slaughterhouse
Ukrainian:
скотобі́йня
(skotobíjnja)
— public slaughterhouse
Ukrainian:
бі́йня
(bíjnja)
— public slaughterhouse
Ukrainian:
різниця
(riznycja)
— public slaughterhouse
Urdu:
بوچڑخانہ
(būcaṛkhāna)
— public slaughterhouse
Uyghur:
قۇشخانا
(qushxana)
— public slaughterhouse
Uzbek:
kushxona
— public slaughterhouse
Venetan:
maseło
— public slaughterhouse
Venetan:
maçelo
— public slaughterhouse
Vietnamese:
lò mổ
— public slaughterhouse
Vietnamese:
lò sát sinh
— public slaughterhouse
Volapük:
pugöp
— public slaughterhouse
Walloon:
abatwer
— public slaughterhouse
Welsh:
lladd-dy
— public slaughterhouse
Dutch:
slachtplaats
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse
Finnish:
lihamylly
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse
Ido:
bucheyo
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse
Polish:
rzeźnia
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse
Polish:
jatka
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse
Russian:
резня́
(reznjá)
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse
Russian:
бо́йня
(bójnja)
— a place likened to be a slaughterhouse