abattoir meaning in Hindi

abattoir in SSC previous-year questions

1. SSC MTS 2024 One Word Substitution

   Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
   A building where animals are butchered

   ACemeteryBDecanterCAbattoirDBurrow
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: C) Abattoir

   Correct Answer: Abattoir
   🔍 Explanation:
   The phrase "a building where animals are butchered" refers to a place specifically used for slaughtering animals for meat, which is called an Abattoir.
   Abattoir – a building where animals are slaughtered for meat
   🔸 Hindi: वधशाला / कसाईखाना
   Cemetery – a place where dead people are buried
   🔸 Hindi: कब्रिस्तान
   Decanter – a vessel for serving wine or liquor
   🔸 Hindi: शराब परोसने की बोतल
   Burrow – a hole or tunnel dug by small animals
   🔸 Hindi: बिल
   ✅ Therefore, the correct one-word substitute is Abattoir.

2. SSC Steno 2026 T-1 One Word Substitution

   Choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
   A place where animals are slaughtered

   AAbattoirBAviaryCApiaryDAquarium
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: A) Abattoir

   Meaning: abattoir = a place where animals are slaughtered for meat, a slaughterhouse *(बूचड़खाना, वधशाला)*.
   A French word, from *abattre* = to knock down or fell.
   The other three all begin with *a* and all name places for animals — but places where animals are *kept*, not killed.
   Why the others are wrong.
   • aviary *(पक्षीशाला)* = a large enclosure where birds are kept; Latin *avis* = bird.
   • apiary *(मधुमक्खी-पालन स्थल)* = a place where bees and beehives are kept; Latin *apis* = bee.
   • aquarium *(जलजीवशाला, मछलीघर)* = a glass tank or building where fish and water animals are kept; Latin *aqua* = water.
   *Aviary–avis–bird, apiary–apis–bee, aquarium–aqua–water; only the abattoir is a place of s

Examples

• “The cattle were taken to the abattoir.”

abattoir – questions

What is the meaning of abattoir in Hindi?

abattoir means “बूचड़खाना” in Hindi. In English: A slaughterhouse for animals

What are the synonyms of abattoir?

Synonyms of abattoir: slaughterhouse.

Has abattoir been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – abattoir has been asked 3 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC MTS 2024, SSC CHSL 2021 T-1.

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