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butchershop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A store that sells meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butcher's shop, butcher's

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A military hospital or its division where surgeries upon the wounded are performed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From butcher + shop.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: slaghuis — store that sells meat
  • Arabic: مَلْحَمَة (malḥama) — store that sells meat
  • Arabic: مَلْحمة (málḥame) — store that sells meat
  • Catalan: carnisseria — store that sells meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肉舖 /肉铺 (ròupù) — store that sells meat
  • Czech: řeznictví — store that sells meat
  • Dutch: slagerij — store that sells meat
  • Esperanto: buĉejo — store that sells meat
  • Esperanto: viandvendejo — store that sells meat
  • Finnish: lihakauppa — store that sells meat
  • French: boucherie — store that sells meat
  • Galician: carnicería — store that sells meat
  • Galician: carnizaría — store that sells meat
  • Galician: obriga — store that sells meat
  • Galician: macelo — store that sells meat
  • German: Fleischerei — store that sells meat
  • German: Metzgerei — store that sells meat
  • Greek: χασάπικο (chasápiko) — store that sells meat
  • Greek: κρεοπωλείο (kreopoleío) — store that sells meat
  • Ancient Greek: μαγειρεῖον (mageireîon) — store that sells meat
  • Hebrew: אִטְלִיז (itliz) — store that sells meat
  • Irish: siopa búistéara — store that sells meat
  • Italian: macelleria — store that sells meat
  • Italian: beccheria — store that sells meat
  • Italian: carnezzeria — store that sells meat
  • Japanese: 肉屋 (nikuya) — store that sells meat
  • Latin: laniēna — store that sells meat
  • Luxembourgish: Metzlerei — store that sells meat
  • Macedonian: месарница (mesarnica) — store that sells meat
  • Middle English: bocherie — store that sells meat
  • Norman: bouochel'lie — store that sells meat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slakterbutikk — store that sells meat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slaktarbutikk — store that sells meat
  • Polish: masarnia — store that sells meat
  • Polish: sklep mięsny — store that sells meat
  • Portuguese: matadouro — store that sells meat
  • Portuguese: talho — store that sells meat
  • Portuguese: açougue — store that sells meat
  • Romanian: măcelărie — store that sells meat
  • Russian: мясна́я ла́вка (mjasnája lávka) — store that sells meat
  • Serbo-Croatian: mesnica — store that sells meat
  • Sicilian: vuccirìa — store that sells meat
  • Slovak: mäsiarstvo — store that sells meat
  • Lower Sorbian: rěznikaŕnja — store that sells meat
  • Upper Sorbian: rěznistwo — store that sells meat
  • Upper Sorbian: rězniski wobchod — store that sells meat
  • Spanish: carnicería — store that sells meat
  • Turkish: kasap dükkanı — store that sells meat
  • Turkish: kasaphane — store that sells meat
  • Ottoman Turkish: قصابخانه (kasâbhâne) — store that sells meat
  • Venetan: becarìa — store that sells meat
  • Vietnamese: hàng thịt — store that sells meat
  • Volapük: miticöpöp — store that sells meat