Etymology

Abater ‎(“to butcher”) with -douro ‎(“suffix indicating location”), of abater, from Vulgar Latin *abbatuere or *abattere, from Latin ad ‎(“to”) with battuere ‎(“beat”). Cognate with English and French abattoir.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [aˌbatɯˈdowɾu]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): [aˌbateˈdo(w)ɾu]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [aˌbateˈdowɾo]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧te‧dou‧ro