matadero

English

matadero (plural mataderos)

(Philippines) A slaughterhouse or abattoir.
- 1909, Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War ... 1900-1915 (part 2, page 491)
  In connection with one of these markets a matadero has been built, in the form of a detached building.
- 1913, The Philippine Agricultural Review (volume 5, page xix)
  The two sheds originally intended for a matadero have been transformed into quarantine sheds except for a small portion of one which has been left for the slaughter of such crippled animals as are unable to walk to the Manila matadero […]

matar +‎ -dero

matadero m (plural mataderos)

slaughterhouse, abattoir
(by extension) place for killing
(Venezuela, colloquial) cheap hotel
- 2020 February 14, “Sin dinero para motel o condones: la crisis restringe sexualidad de jóvenes venezolanos”, in Newsweek‎:
  De pelo y barba cuidados, este diseñador gráfico llega a desembolsar 100 dólares en una cita, sumando cena, tragos, taxis y motel. “Si la llevo para un ‘matadero’, no gasto mucho”, explica, refiriéndose a hoteles “de mala muerte”, su última opción.
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Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

matadero (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

slaughterhouse; abattoir
Synonym: katayan
- 2010, E. San Juan, Jr., SUTRANG KAYUMANGGI, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 24:
  ... natin ang masang gumigising— tayo naman ang magtulungtulungan-habang nagpupustahan pa ang mga trapo't kumprador sa matadero nag-aakalang walang makagagambala sa magkasiping na leon at tupa, lobo't kordero
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butcher; slaughterer
Synonyms: magkakatay, tagakatay