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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbœuf
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bœf/
"Nous avons mangé du bœuf hier soir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.
"They ordered roast beef with potatoes for dinner."
- 1
To complain or grumble about something.
"He spent the whole evening beefing about his new job."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'beef' originates from the Old French 'boef', which itself comes from the Latin 'bovem', meaning 'ox' or 'cow'. The term evolved in Middle English to refer specifically to the meat of cattle, reflecting the historical significance of cattle in agriculture and cuisine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beef" is said worldwide
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bœuf
Transliteration: /bœf/
"Nous avons mangé du bœuf hier soir."
Rindfleisch
Transliteration: /ˈʁɪntˌflaɪʃ/
"Er isst gerne Rindfleisch."
carne bovina
Transliteration: /ˈkarne boˈvina/
"La carne bovina è molto saporita."
carne de res
Transliteration: /ˈkaɾne de res/
"Compramos carne de res para la parrillada."
carne bovina
Transliteration: /ˈkaɾni boˈvinɐ/
"O churrasco é feito com carne bovina."
गोमांस
Transliteration: gomāṃsa
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गोमांस को कई संस्कृतियों में मुख्य भोजन माना जाता है।"
牛肉
Transliteration: niúròu
Script: 中文汉字
"我今天中午吃了牛肉面。"
소고기
Transliteration: sogogi
Script: 한국어 한글
"저녁 메뉴로 소고기를 구워 먹었습니다."
牛肉
Transliteration: gyūniku
Script: 日本語
"このレストランの牛肉はとても柔らかい。"
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