masacre
/maˈsakɾe/ · B2 · noun · f
slaughter
⚔️ masacre = sounds like mass-a-crew: a whole mass of people cut down
Spanish masacre is a cognate of English massacre, both from French. Say it as mah-SAH-kreh. The mass- start can link to a mass of victims, and the -cre ending sounds like a crew carrying out the killing.