Etymology

matanza

ma·tan·za
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Today it means: A place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse. Full definition →

Spanish matanza
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frommatanza“slaughter”
  2. English todaymatanza

Borrowed from Spanish matanza (“slaughter”), from matar (“to kill”).

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