abattoir

ab-at-toir · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A building where animals are killed for their meat; a slaughterhouse.

Forms

plural: abattoirs

Related words

See also: butcher, slaughterhouse
Synonyms: meatpacking plant, slaughterhouse

Etymology

From French abattoir, from abattre (to strike down, to slaughter), from Latin ad- (to) + battuere (to beat).