🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Élevage de bovins

Pronunciation / Transliteration: el-e-vazh de bo-van

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cattle Farming/ˈkæt.əl ˈfɑːr.mɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'élevage de bovins est crucial pour l'industrie laitière."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of raising and breeding cattle for meat, milk, and other products.

    "Cattle farming is essential for providing beef and dairy products to the market."
  2. 2

    A specific type of agriculture focused on the management of cattle herds.

    "Sustainable cattle farming practices are becoming increasingly popular among environmentally conscious farmers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cattle' originates from the Latin word 'caput', meaning 'head', which referred to livestock. 'Farming' comes from the Old French 'ferme', meaning 'to rent', evolving through Middle English to denote agricultural practices.

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