Meaning
slaughterhouse
- a place where animals are slaughtered for food
- a scene of carnage, bloodshed, or harsh suffering (figurative)
In a sentence
Il vecchio mattatoio della città è stato trasformato in un centro culturale.
The city's old slaughterhouse was turned into a cultural centre.
Le condizioni sanitarie all'interno del mattatoio sono rigorosamente controllate.
Sanitary conditions inside the slaughterhouse are strictly controlled.
Quella battaglia fu un vero e proprio mattatoio per entrambi gli eserciti.
That battle was an outright slaughterhouse for both armies.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mattatoio | masculine · singular |
| mattatoi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Synonym: 'macello', which also colloquially means 'a mess' or 'chaos'.