how to pronounce abattoir

/ˈæb.ə.twɑːɹ/

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abattoir is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abattoir in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… food and our abattoir is RSPCA assured …”

meanings of abattoir

noun:

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
A place likened to a slaughterhouse.

abattoir frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abattoir occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.