matanza
Meanings
Noun
1. kill, killing (the act of killing)
2. massacre, slaughter (the killing of a large number of people)
3. slaughter (the killing of animals, generally for food)
4. a place where animals are slaughtered (possibly obsolete, obsolete)
Examples1
Estas matanzas absurdas no quedarán impunes.
These senseless killings will not go unpunished.