matadero
matadéro with stress marks
butcher; slaughterhouse
Usage Note
Matadero is borrowed from Spanish 'matadero' and refers both to the place where animals are slaughtered and to the person who does the slaughtering. In the Philippines, matadero facilities are regulated by local government units, and the word carries a frank, uneuphemistic quality.
Examples
" Nagtatrabaho siya sa matadero. "
Natural Translation
He works at the slaughterhouse.
Literal Translation
Working he at-the slaughterhouse.
" Dinala nila ang mga baboy sa matadero nang maaga. "
Natural Translation
They brought the pigs to the slaughterhouse early.
Literal Translation
Brought they the pigs to-the slaughterhouse [nang] early.
" Bago dalhin sa palengke, dinadaan muna ang mga baka sa matadero na ininspeksyon ng lokal na pamahalaan. "
Natural Translation
Before being brought to the market, the cattle are first passed through a slaughterhouse inspected by the local government.
Literal Translation
Before bring to market, passed first the cattle to slaughterhouse that inspected by-the local that government.
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