matarife

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mataˈɾife/ [ma.t̪aˈɾi.fe]
• Rhymes: -ife
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧ri‧fe

Noun

matarife m or f by sense (plural matarifes)

1. butcher; slaughterer (of animals for meat)

   Synonym: carnicero

Further reading

• “matarife”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16