boucherie
French
Etymology
boucher + -erie
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buʃ.ʁi/
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Noun
boucherie f (plural boucheries)
- butchershop
- butchery, butchering (profession of the butcher)
- (figuratively) bloodbath, slaughter
- Synonym: carnage
Related terms
- boucher (“butcher”)
Further reading
- “boucherie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.