camal

el camal(
kah
-
mahl
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. halter
El domador de caballos colocó un camal en la cabeza de la yegua.The horse tamer placed a halter on the mare's head.
a. slaughterhouse
Cada año matan a más de un millón de animales en el camal.Every year, more than one million animals are killed in the slaughterhouse.
b. abattoir
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Soy demasiado sensible para trabajar en un camal.I am too sensitive to work in an abattoir.
a. pig-hanging pole
Antes de colgar del camal a los animales, se los abre por la mitad.The animals are cut in half before being hung from the pig-hanging pole.
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