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)
Translations
public slaughterhouse
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See also
References
- “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.
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.baːˈtʋaːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: abat‧toir
- Rhymes: -aːr
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ba.twaʁ/
audio (file)
Further reading
- “abattoir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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