English–Spanish

“beef” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/baˈkuno/

Example

La carne vacuna es cara.

Beef is expensive.

Illustration for vacuno (beef)

How to say “beef” in Spanish

“Beef” in Spanish is vacuno.

Label saying vacuno on a packaged beef product.

Full entry for vacuno: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with vacuno

En el mercado venden carne vacuna fresca.

At the market they sell fresh beef.

Tips for using vacuno

  • Frequent in labels, industry language, and regulations rather than everyday speech, and the feminine form vacuna shares spelling with the noun for 'vaccine' so context determines the sense.

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