dhabihah
Meanings
noun
- The prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Pseudo-Arabism, derived from ذَبِيحَة (ḏabīḥa, “slaughtered animal”)
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