carne de pollo
/kaɾne de poʝo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'chicken meat' is translated into Spanish as carne de pollo.
carne de pollo refers to the edible flesh of a chicken used as food. In many culinary contexts, Spanish speakers often omit the phrase carne de and simply say pollo to refer to the meat, such as when saying Quiero pollo to mean 'I want chicken meat'.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of carne (meat), de (of) and pollo (chicken).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, nouns like carne are typically preceded by the definite article la when speaking about the substance in a general sense, forming la carne de pollo.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾne de poʝo/
Did you know?
- The word pollo actually comes from the Latin word pullus, which refers to a young animal of any kind rather than specifically a chicken.
- The word carne is used in Spanish to describe not just food, but any biological flesh, including human skin and muscle.
- The word carne shares its distant roots with the English word 'carnal', which relates to the physical body and flesh.
Examples in context
- La carne de pollo es blanca.Chicken meat is white.This sentence is useful for describing the color of carne de pollo.Tatoeba #1153636 by alexmarcelo, translation #9947336 by Alairis
- ¿Puede darme 500 gramos de carne de pollo, por favor?Can you give me 500 grams of chicken meat, please?
- Prefiero la carne de gallina para hacer caldo.I prefer chicken meat for making broth.
- Esta noche prepararé un delicioso pollo al horno.Tonight, I will cook a delicious roasted chicken.
- Voy a comprar carne de pollo para la cena de mañana.I'm going to buy chicken meat for tomorrow's dinner.
- Prefiero la carne de pollo a la de res.I prefer chicken meat to beef.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are planning a meal together.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿qué quieres comer hoy?Daniel, what do you want to eat today?
- DanielMe gustaría comer carne de pollo.I would like to eat chicken meat.
- ElenaPerfecto, yo puedo cocinar la carne de pollo.Perfect, I can cook the chicken meat.
- DanielMuchas gracias, Elena.Thank you very much, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries carne, de, pollo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
