abattoir

English
WOTD – 7 December 2008

Etymology

Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/, /ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧at‧toir

Noun

abattoir (plural abattoirs)

  1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.][1]
  2. A place likened to a slaughterhouse.[2]

Translations

See also

References
  1. “abattoir” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 2.
  2. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French abattoir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.baːˈtʋaːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: abat‧toir
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

abattoir n (plural abattoirs, diminutive abattoirtje n)

  1. abattoir, slaughterhouse.

Synonyms

French

Etymology

abattre +‎ -oir

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ba.twaʁ/
  • audio(file)

Noun

abattoir m (plural abattoirs)

  1. slaughterhouse; abattoir

Further reading
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