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abattoir.

abattoir, slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.ba.twaʁ/

  1. abattoir, slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)

    masculine
    Cet abattoir est vaste et bien aéré.

  2. abattoir, slaughterhouse (place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed)

    figuratively · masculine
    aller à l'abattoir
    envoyer à l'abattoir
Where this word comes from

From abattre (“to slaughter, butcher”) + -oir (suffix).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.