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matanza (plural matanzas) (chiefly US) A place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse.
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A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam ...
(US, Western US) A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow. Wiktionary. Origin of Matanza. Spanish, slaughter, from matar to kill.
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