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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestendão de boi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tẽˈdɐ̃w dʒi boj
"O tendão de boi fica muito macio após o cozimento lento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The connective tissue from a steer or cow, particularly around the joints, widely used in Asian cuisine for its gelatinous texture when braised.
"The slow-braised beef tendon melted in her mouth with every bite." - 2
A specific cut of meat featuring high collagen content, often served in clear broths, noodle soups, or served cold as an appetizer.
"He ordered a bowl of beef brisket and tendon noodle soup at the local diner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English 'beef' (derived from Old French 'buef' and ultimately Latin 'bos') referring to cattle meat, with 'tendon' (derived from Late Latin 'tendo', meaning 'stretching' or 'sinew'). In the context of Chinese cuisine, 'ng-gu' is a Cantonese transliteration or dialectal reference to beef tendon or related cartilaginous cuts highly prized in traditional dishes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beef tendon" is said worldwide
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tendon de bœuf
Transliteration: tɑ̃.dɔ̃ də bœf
"Le tendon de bœuf mijote pendant des heures dans le bouillon."
Rindersehne
Transliteration: ˈʁɪndɐˌzeːnə
"Rindersehne wird in der asiatischen Küche sehr geschätzt."
tendine di manzo
Transliteration: ˈtɛn.di.ne di ˈman.tso
"Il tendine di manzo richiede una cottura molto lunga."
tendón de res
Transliteration: tenˈdon de res
"El tendón de res es un ingrediente clave en varios guisos."
tendão de boi
Transliteration: tẽˈdɐ̃w dʒi boj
"O tendão de boi fica muito macio após o cozimento lento."
बीफ़ टेंडन
Transliteration: beef tendon
"पारंपरिक एशियाई व्यंजनों में बीफ़ टेंडन का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
牛筋
Transliteration: niújīn
"这碗红烧牛筋煮得非常软烂入味。"
소힘줄
Transliteration: so-himjul
"도가니탕에는 부드러운 소힘줄이 많이 들어있다."
牛すじ
Transliteration: gyūsuji
"居酒屋で牛すじの煮込みを注文した。"
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