matanza

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matanza
feminine noun
1slaughter (masacre)
2slaughtering (del cerdo) (peninsular Spanish)

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matanza [mah-tahn’-thah]
noun
1The action of slaughtering. (f)
2Cattle to be slaughtered. (f)
3Massacre, butchery; slaughter in the field of battle. (f)
4Obstinacy, eagerness of pursuit. (f)
5Slaughterhouse (matadero); (And.) tienda; (CAm.) meat market. (Caribbean) (f)

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matanza
sustantivo:femenino
1 (en batalla) slaughter; killing; (Agr) slaughtering; (temporada) slaughtering season; slaughter; massacre
2 (Caribe) (matadero) slaughterhouse; (And) (tienda) butcher's; butcher's shop; (Centroamérica) (mercado) meat market

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