carne

Noun

carne f

1. Alternative form of carni

Etymology

From Latin carō, carnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾne/
• Hyphenation: car‧ne

Noun

carne f (plural carnes)

1. meat
2. flesh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁn/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Norman carne, ultimately from Latin carō.

Etymology 2

From Latin cardinem, from cardō.

Further reading

• “carne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carne, from Latin carō, carnem.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: car‧ne

Noun

carne f (plural carnes)

1. meat

Etymology

From Latin carnem, accusative form of carō (“flesh”, “meat”), from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ne/, [ˈkär̺n̺e̞]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: càr‧ne

Noun

carne f (plural carni)

1. meat, flesh

Noun

carne

1. ablative singular of caro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sarnɛ/, [ˈt͡sarnə]
• Hyphenation: car‧ne

Noun

carne n

1. black

Adjective

carne

1. inflection of carny:
   1. nominative and accusative singular neuter
   2. nominative and accusative plural

Etymology

From Latin carnem, accusative of carō (“meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.ne/

Noun

carne f (plural carnes)

1. meat
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 159 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria fez deſcobrir hũa poſta de carne que furtaran a uũs romeus na uila de Rocamador.

     How Holy Mary caused to be found a piece of meat which was stolen from some pilgrims in the village of Rocamadour.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carne, from Latin carnem, accusative of carō (“meat”), from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). Compare Spanish carne, Catalan carn, Italian carne, Romanian carne.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɻ.ne/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.nɨ/
• Hyphenation: car‧ne

Noun

carne f (plural carnes)

1. (uncountable) flesh
2. meat

Etymology

From Latin carnem, accusative of carō, from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarne/
• Hyphenation: car‧ne

Noun

carne f (plural cărnuri)

1. meat (of an animal)
2. flesh (of a human)
3. pulp (of a fruit)

Etymology

From Latin carnem, singular accusative of carō (“flesh, meat”) or its ablative carne, from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). Compare Catalan carn, Italian carne, Portuguese carne, Romanian carne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarne/
• Hyphenation: car‧ne

• Audio (Latin America)

  (file)

Noun

carne f (plural carnes)

1. flesh, the soft part of a body which covers the bones.
2. an animal’s meat, or by extension the edible “fleshy” or soft part of a fruit or vegetable

Derived terms

Related terms

• carúncula
• carnívoro
• carnal
• encarnar

Further reading

• “carne” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Anagrams

• cenar, crean, nacer, renca