matadouro
Portuguese, noun/ma.taˈdo(w).ɾu/
matadouro is spelled M-A-T-A-D-O-U-R-O (9 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matadouro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar destinado à matança de reses para consumo público”.
What does matadouro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)
- 2
Brazilmasculineslanga bedroom, referred to as a place for casual sex
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar destinado à matança de reses para consumo público
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of matadouro
- matadouros plural
- matadoiro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matadouro?
- Brazil /ma.taˈdo(w).ɾu/
- Brazil [ma.taˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /mɐ.tɐˈdo(w).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matadouro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matadouro in Portuguese?
matadouro appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).