Spanish Conversation · Level 20
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Spanish word
carne
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkaɾne/
Meaning
- feminine nounmeat
Example
¿Comes carne con frecuencia?
Do you eat meat often?
More examples
En la barbacoa probé carne asada muy sabrosa.
At the barbecue I tried very tasty grilled meat.
Core concept
Edible animal flesh used as food.
Common phrases
carne asada
grilled meat
carne de cerdo
pork
trozo de carne
piece of meat
Similar words
pollo: Meat from chickens as a food ingredient, often tender and quick-cooking.
cerdo: Meat from pigs as a food ingredient, often fattier and richly flavored.
ternera: Meat from calves, tender and light-flavored, used in delicate recipes.
pescado: Freshwater or sea fish prepared for eating, usually sold or cooked as fillets or whole.
Definition in Spanish
Designa la parte comestible de los animales consumida como alimento, tanto cruda como cocinada.
Word origin
It comes from Latin caro 'flesh' and passes through medieval Romance forms into modern Spanish carne.
Usage tips
- Carne is normally an uncountable noun, so use un trozo de carne for a single piece and add the source (de res, de cerdo, de pollo) to specify the kind.
Other meanings
- fleshnoun
Opposites
- verduravegetablenoun
Related words
- carniceríabutcher shopnoun
- carnicerobutchernoun
- carnívorocarnivorousadjective