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Slaughterhouse

noun/slˈɔːɾɚhˌaʊs/
Definition
a building where animals are butchered
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈɔːɾɚhˌaʊs/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈɔːtəhˌaʊs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈɔːtəhˌaʊs/
3 syllables Say it as /slˈɔːɾɚhˌaʊs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
butcherverbkill (animals) usually for food consumption
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schlachthof
ein Gebäude, in dem Tiere geschlachtet werden
🇫🇷French
abattoir
un bâtiment où les animaux sont abattus
🇪🇸Spanish
matadero
un edificio donde se sacrifican animales
🇮🇹Italian
macello
un edificio dove vengono macellati gli animali
🇳🇱Dutch
slachthuis
een gebouw waar dieren worden geslacht
🇵🇹Portuguese
matadouro
um prédio onde os animais são abatidos
🇷🇺Russian
бойня
здание, где забивают животных
India
🇮🇳Hindi
क़साईख़ाना
वह भवन जहाँ जानवरों को काटा जाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
কসাইখানা
একটি বিল্ডিং যেখানে পশুদের কসাই করা হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
இறைச்சி கூடம்
விலங்குகள் வெட்டப்படும் கட்டிடம்
🇮🇳Telugu
కబేళా
జంతువులను చంపే భవనం
🇮🇳Marathi
कत्तलखाना
एक इमारत जिथे प्राण्यांची हत्या केली जाते
🇮🇳Gujarati
કતલખાનું
એક ઇમારત જ્યાં પ્રાણીઓની કસાઈ કરવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಸಾಯಿಖಾನೆ
ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಯುವ ಕಟ್ಟಡ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അറവുശാല
മൃഗങ്ങളെ കശാപ്പ് ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു കെട്ടിടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੁੱਚੜਖਾਨਾ
ਇੱਕ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਤਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
مذبح خانہ
ایک عمارت جہاں جانوروں کو ذبح کیا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
屠宰场
屠宰动物的建筑物
🇯🇵Japanese
屠殺場
動物を屠殺する建物
🇰🇷Korean
도살장
동물을 도살하는 건물
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lò mổ
một tòa nhà nơi động vật bị giết thịt
🇹🇭Thai
โรงฆ่าสัตว์
อาคารที่สัตว์ถูกฆ่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
rumah jagal
sebuah bangunan tempat hewan disembelih
🇵🇭Filipino
bahay-katayan
isang gusali kung saan kinakatay ang mga hayop
🇲🇾Malay
rumah penyembelihan
bangunan tempat haiwan disembelih
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مسلخ
مبنى يتم فيه ذبح الحيوانات
🇮🇷Persian
کشتارگاه
ساختمانی که در آن حیوانات قصابی می شوند
🇹🇷Turkish
kesimhane
hayvanların kesildiği bir bina
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִטבָּחַיִם
בניין שבו שוחטים בעלי חיים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'slaughterhouse'?
The primary meaning of 'slaughterhouse' is 'a building where animals are butchered'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slaughterhouse' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'slaughterhouse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'slaughterhouse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'slaughterhouse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'slaughterhouse' easy to spell?
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