verb🔗ShareMatar, sacrificarTo butcher animals, generally for food"The farmer is slaughtering a pig to make sausages. "El granjero está matando un cerdo para hacer salchichas.animalfoodagricultureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMasacrar, matarTo massacre people in large numbers"The soldiers were accused of slaughtering innocent civilians in the village. "Los soldados fueron acusados de masacrar a civiles inocentes en la aldea.warmilitaryinhumanactionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, masacrarTo kill in a particularly brutal manner"The angry mob was slaughtering the innocent protesters, brutally beating them with clubs. "La multitud enfurecida estaba masacrando a los manifestantes inocentes, golpeándolos brutalmente con palos.actioninhumanwaranimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMatanza, mataderoAn act of slaughter; a killing."The annual slaughtering of the family's chickens always left the children saddened, even though they understood it was necessary for food. "La matanza anual de los pollos de la familia siempre entristecía a los niños, aunque entendían que era necesario para la comida.actioneventanimalwarinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading