açougue

Meaning

1. (Brazil, dated, masculine) butchershop
2. (masculine) slaughterhouse
3. (figuratively, masculine) massacre, killing
4. (Brazil, informal, masculine) place or circumstance in which there is noise or disorder
5. (Brazil, derogatory, informal, masculine) whorehouse, brothel
6. (archaic, masculine) place where bread, vegetables and other basic goods were sold

Concepts

abattoir

slaughterhouse

butchery

shambles

Synonyms

matadouro

abatedouro

matadouros

Matadouro

Translations

Schlachthof

abattoir

Schlachthaus

slachthuis

boucherie

mezbaha

slachterij

carnicería

mattatoio

salhane

macello

slagerij

σφαγείο

kanara

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈso(w).ɡi/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: azougue

Cognate with Spanish: zoco

Cognate with Maltese: suq

In summary

From Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒀀𒆪 (sāqu, “narrow”). Cognate with Galician azougue, Spanish zoco and Maltese suq.