abattoir

French

noun

Definitions

slaughterhouse; abattoir

Etymology

Affix from French abattre (breaks down, beat down).

Origin

French

abattre

Gloss

breaks down, beat down

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

abattoir English
abattoirlike English
abbattere Italian
abattoir Dutch, Flemish
abat-jour French
abat-voix French
abattable French
abattage French
abattement French
abatteur French
abattis French
abattre French
abatar Ido
abattre Middle French
batoaare Moore