Butchering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the business of a butcher

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊtʃəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊtʃəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹz/.

Examples

They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

butcher slaughter butchery

Parts of Speech

noun	the business of a butcher
verb	kill (animals) usually for food consumption “They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”

Word Forms

butcher	verb	kill (animals) usually for food consumption
butcher	noun	a retailer of meat
butchery	noun	a building where animals are butchered
slaughter	noun	the killing of animals (as for food)
slaughterer	noun	a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlachten

das Geschäft eines Metzgers

🇫🇷French

boucherie

le métier de boucher

🇪🇸Spanish

matando

el negocio de un carnicero

🇮🇹Italian

macellazione

l'attività di macellaio

🇳🇱Dutch

slachten

het bedrijf van een slager

🇵🇹Portuguese

massacre

o negócio de um açougueiro

🇷🇺Russian

разделка

дело мясника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कसाईखाना

कसाई का व्यवसाय

🇧🇩Bengali

কসাই

কসাই এর ব্যবসা

🇮🇳Tamil

கசாப்பு

ஒரு கசாப்பு வியாபாரி

🇮🇳Telugu

కసాయి

ఒక కసాయి వ్యాపారం

🇮🇳Marathi

कसाई

कसाईचा व्यवसाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

કસાઈ

કસાઈનો ધંધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಸಾಯಿಖಾನೆ

ಕಟುಕನ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കശാപ്പ്

ഒരു കശാപ്പുകാരൻ്റെ ബിസിനസ്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਸਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਕਸਾਈ ਦਾ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

قصاب

قصاب کا کاروبار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屠宰

屠夫的生意

🇯🇵Japanese

屠殺

肉屋の仕事

🇰🇷Korean

도살

정육점의 사업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giết thịt

công việc của người bán thịt

🇹🇭Thai

การฆ่าสัตว์

ธุรกิจของคนขายเนื้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyembelih

bisnis tukang daging

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakatay

🇲🇾Malay

menyembelih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذبح

عمل الجزار

🇮🇷Persian

قصابی

تجارت یک قصاب

🇹🇷Turkish

kasaplık

kasap işi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קצבים

עסק של קצב

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