açougue

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒀀𒆪 (sāqu, “narrow”). Cognate with Galician azougue, Spanish zoco and Maltese suq.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈso(w).ɡi/ [aˈso(ʊ̯).ɡi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈso(w).ɡe/ [aˈso(ʊ̯).ɡe]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈso(w).ɡɨ/ [ɐˈso(w).ɣɨ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈsow.ɡɨ/ [ɐˈsow.ɣɨ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈso.ɡɨ/ [ɐˈso.ɣɨ]

  • Rhymes: -oɡi, -owɡi, -oɡɨ, -owɡɨ
  • Hyphenation: a‧çou‧gue

Noun

açougue m (plural açougues)

  1. (Brazil, dated in Portugal) butchershop
    Synonym: (Portugal) talho
  2. slaughterhouse
    Synonyms: matadouro, (Brazil) abatedouro
  3. (figuratively) massacre, killing
  4. (Brazil, informal) place or circumstance in which there is noise or disorder
  5. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) whorehouse, brothel
  6. (archaic) place where bread, vegetables and other basic goods were sold

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