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noun
The prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Pseudo-Arabism, derived from ذَبِيحَة (ḏabīḥa, “slaughtered animal”)
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
