boucherie

== English == === Etymology === From French boucherie (“butchershop”), and in American usage (for the event), from Cajun French boucherie. === Noun === boucherie (plural boucheries) A social event at which people gather to butcher and make food from an animal, especially a pig. (uncommon) A butchershop, especially one in a French-speaking area, and especially one which specializes in pork. == French == === Etymology === From boucher +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buʃ.ʁi/ === Noun === boucherie f (countable and uncountable, plural boucheries) (uncountable) butchery, butchering (profession of the butcher) (countable) butchershop (figuratively) bloodbath, slaughter Synonym: carnage (Louisiana) social event at which people gather to slaughter a pig ==== See also ==== abattoir équarrissoir === Further reading === “boucherie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012