degolladero

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degolladero

masculine noun

1. slaughterhouse

degolladero [day-gol-lyah-day’-ro]

noun

1. Throttle, windpipe. (m)

2. Shambles, slaughterhouse. (m)

3. In theaters, a place in the pit farthest from the stage, with no seats, where men are admitted at a very low price. (m)

Degolladero de bolsas -> cut purse; also a shop where goods are sold at an extravagant price, or bad measure or weight is given
Llevar al degolladero -> (Met.) to put one in very great danger

It is separated from the pit by a partition as high as one’s neck, from which it takes its name.

degolladero

1 (Anatomía) throat; neck

2 (Hist) scaffold; block for executions; (for executions)

ir al degolladero to expose o.s. to mortal danger; to put one's head in the lion's mouth

3 (matadero) slaughterhouse

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basement, cellar (in a house); vault (in a bank)