🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

carne

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkaɾne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meat/miːt/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Prefiero la carne asada a la parrilla."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The flesh of an animal, especially a mammal or bird, eaten as food.

    "She prefers to buy locally sourced organic meat from the butcher."
  2. 2

    The essential or principal part of something; the core or substance.

    "Let's skip the introductory remarks and get straight to the meat of the argument."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'meat' originates from the Old English 'mete', which referred to food in general. Over time, its meaning narrowed to specifically denote the flesh of animals used for food, influenced by various Germanic languages.

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