🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

carne bovina

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈkarne boˈvina/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beef/biːf/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La carne bovina è molto saporita."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.

    "They ordered roast beef with potatoes for dinner."
As verb
  1. 1

    To complain or grumble about something.

    "He spent the whole evening beefing about his new job."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'beef' comes from the Old French 'boef', which is derived from the Latin 'bovem', the accusative form of 'bos', meaning 'ox' or 'cow'. The term evolved through the Norman Conquest, where it entered the English language in the 14th century, reflecting the culinary practices of the time.

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