Meaning of "butcher"

butcher •

n.
• • 1. a person who slaughters animals for market: mangangatay
  • 2. one who only dresses the meat: magkakatay (mangangatay, manlalapa) ng karne, baboy, etc.
  • 3. a dealer in meat: magkakarne, magkakarne

v.
• • 1. to slaughter: magpatay, pumatay, patayin
  • 2. to dress meat: maglapa, lumapa, lapain, magkatay, kumatay, katayin

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slaughter

n.
• • killing, butchering: pagpapatay, pagpatay, patayan, malupit na pagpatay

v.
• • to kill, butcher: magpatay, pumatay, patayin

lapa

n.
• • paglapa' (pag-) butchering, quartering (of animals) lapain (-in)

v.
• • to butcher, slaughter. Linapa niya ang baka. He butchered the cow.

katayin

v.
• • (-um-:mag-:-in) to butcher, to cut into slices, especially meat, to slaughter. Kinatay ng matadero ang baka. The butcher butchered the cow.

manlalapa

n.
• • butcher

mangangatay

n.
• • butcher