Meanings
plural mataderos
- PhilippinesA slaughterhouse or abattoir.
In connection with one of these markets a matadero has been built, in the form of a detached building.
1909, Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War ... 1900-1915 (part 2, page 491)1 more example
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 […]
1913, The Philippine Agricultural Review, volume 5, page xix
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱtós
- Proto-Italic*maktos
- Latinmactus
- Latinmactāre?
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
- Proto-Italic*madēō
- Latinmadēre
- Latin*maditus
- Late Latinmattusder.?
- Vulgar Latin*mattāre?
- Proto-Indo-European*met-
- Proto-Indo-European*mot-(i-)
- Latin*matea
- Latinmateola
- Vulgar Latin*ma(t)tea
- Spanishmaza
- Spanishmazar?
- Proto-Afroasiatic*mawut-
- Proto-Semitic*mawut-
- Arabicمَاتَ (māta)der.?
- Spanishmatar
- Spanishmatadero
- Englishmatadero
Borrowed from Spanish matadero.
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