What does butcher in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word butcher in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use butcher in Spanish.

The word butcher in Spanish means carnicero, carnicera, carnicería, sacrificar, asesinar, chambonear, destruir, destrozar, asesino, asesina, tabla de cortar, cuchillo de carnicero, papel de carnicero, carnicería. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word butcher

carnicero, carnicera

noun (person who prepares meat)

(nombre masculino, nombre femenino: Sustantivo que varía en género. Se usa el artículo masculino (el, un) o femenino (la, una) según el caso. Ejemplos: el alumno, la alumna; un doctor, una doctora.)
Ask the butcher directly if you want a special cut of meat.
Si quieres algún corte especial de carne, pídeselo directamente al carnicero.

carnicería

noun (meat shop, department)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
The butcher is open until 5:00, but the rest of the store closes at 8:00.
La carnicería está abierta hasta las 5:00, pero el resto de la tienda cierra a las 8:00.

sacrificar

transitive verb (animal: slaughter)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
I don't want to live near a place that butchers animals.
No quiero vivir cerca de un sitio donde se sacrifican animales.

asesinar

transitive verb (figurative (person: kill)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
The newspaper reported that the man had butchered three people.
El periódico decía que el hombre había asesinado a tres personas.

chambonear

transitive verb (figurative (perform badly) (AmL, coloquial)

(verbo intransitivo: Verbo que no requiere de un objecto directo (Él no llegó", "corrí a casa").)
What a racket! You're butchering my favourite song!
¡Qué barullo! ¡Estás chamboneando mi canción preferida!

destruir, destrozar

transitive verb (figurative (botch)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
Many of her fans think the director butchered her novel.
Muchos de sus admiradores creen que el director ha destruido su novela.

asesino, asesina

noun (murderer)

(nombre masculino, nombre femenino: Sustantivo que varía en género. Se usa el artículo masculino (el, un) o femenino (la, una) según el caso. Ejemplos: el alumno, la alumna; un doctor, una doctora.)

tabla de cortar

noun (wood slab)

cuchillo de carnicero

noun (large knife)

papel de carnicero

(meat-wrapping paper)

carnicería

(meat shop)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)

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