Feminine
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matanza
- (feminine) kill, killing (the act of killing)
- (feminine) massacre, slaughter (the killing of a large number of people)
- (feminine) slaughter (the killing of animals, generally for food)
- (feminine, obsolete, possibly) a place where animals are slaughtered
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ma‧tan‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maˈtanθa/
Etymology
From matar (“to kill”) + -anza.
Related words
asesinato en masa
asesinato masivo
matadera
salchicheo
matancinga
matación
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