noun
Meaning 1
A slaughterhouse or abattoir.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
matadero
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌmɑːtəˈdɛəɹəʊ/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *mh2ḱtósder. Proto-Italic *maktos Latin mactus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mactāre? Proto-Indo-European *meh2d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madēre Latin *maditus Late Latin mattusder.? Vulgar Latin *mattāre? Proto-Indo-European *met-der. Proto-Indo-European *mot-(i-) Latin *matea Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ola Latin mateola Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea Spanish maza ▲ Latin -ō Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish mazar? Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- Proto-Semitic *mawut- Arabic مَاتَ (māta)der.? Spanish matar Spanish -dero Spanish mataderobor. English matadero Borrowed from Spanish matadero.