English

Noun

abattoir ‎(plural abattoirs)

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

Translations

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2
2. ↑ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French abattoir.

Noun

abattoir n ‎(plural abattoirs, diminutive abattoirtje n)

1. abattoir, slaughterhouse.

Synonyms

• slachthuis, slachterij

French

Etymology

abattre +‎ -oir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.twaʁ/

Noun

abattoir m ‎(plural abattoirs)

1. slaughterhouse; abattoir