matanza

/maˈtansa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las matanzas

Meaning

  1. slaughter

    • Hubo una matanza.

      There was a slaughter.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

masacre

Close synonyms for "massacre, slaughter."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

matança

matança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "slaughter."

Practice

1 What does matanza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hubo una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches matanza?

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