matadero
Spanish, noun/mataˈdeɾo/
matadero is spelled M-A-T-A-D-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matadero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “slaughterhouse, abattoir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos”.
What does matadero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslaughterhouse, abattoir
- 2
masculinea place for killing
- 3
colloquialmasculinecheap hotel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos. 2. Establecimiento de hostelería de categoría y servicios de ínfima calidad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of matadero
- mataderos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matadero?
- /mataˈdeɾo/
- [ma.t̪aˈð̞e.ɾo]
- [mat̪aˈð̞eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matadero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matadero in Spanish?
matadero appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).