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matanza.

A place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈtɑn.zə/General-American/mɑˈtɑn.θɑ/obsolete, possibly
  1. A place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse.

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  2. A slaughter, as of cattle or pigs (for their hides, meat, etc), of tuna, or of people; the act of butchering or slaughtering.

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Where this word comes from

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

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