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noun, masculine

abattoir

/a.ba.twaʁ/

noun, masculine/a.ba.twaʁ/plural: abattoirs

abattoir, slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered); abattoir, slaughterhouse (place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed)

Cet abattoir est vaste et bien aéré.This slaughterhouse is large and well-ventilated.

From abattre (“to slaughter, butcher”) + -oir (suffix).