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carne

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “carne” mean in English?

  1. meat

Example sentences

  • Me gusta la carne.

    I like meat.

  • Compro carne en la carnicería.

    I buy meat at the butcher's.

  • Carne de cerdo a la parrilla.

    Grilled pork.

How to use it

Carne means 'meat'. Feminine: la carne. Uncountable in normal use. For specific cuts use 'carne de [animal]': carne de cerdo (pork).

Common mistake

Carne in general statements takes the article: 'me gusta LA carne'. The carnicería is the butcher's shop (-ería suffix).

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.