matanza
ma·tan·za/məˈtɑn.zə/noun
matanza is spelled M-A-T-A-N-Z-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ma·tan·za). It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, matanza means “A place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of matanza is matanzas.
How many letters and syllables are in matanza?
| Letters | 7: M-A-T-A-N-Z-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ma·tan·za |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is matanza?
Matanza appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce matanza?
- US /məˈtɑn.zə/
- /mɑˈtɑn.θɑ/
Matanza has 3 syllables, split ma·tan·za in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-matanza.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of matanza
- matanzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does matanza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse.
- 2
USA slaughter, as of cattle or pigs (for their hides, meat, etc), of tuna, or of people; the act of butchering or slaughtering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does matanza come from?
Borrowed from Spanish matanza (“slaughter”), from matar (“to kill”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).