cabra
female or general
The Spanish word for "goat" is cabra. In Mexico people also say chivo for a male goat, and cabrito for a young goat or for the dish made from it.
Meaning: farm animal with horns (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| cabra | female or general |
| chivo | male, Mexico |
| cabrito | young goat |
Las cabras están en el corral is a general sentence. Use chivo when you want to say the goat is male.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Cabrito is a famous dish in northern Mexico, especially in Monterrey, where young goat is roasted over coals.
How does it change in a sentence?
Cabra is feminine and chivo and cabrito are masculine.
Did you know?
- Roast cabrito is one of the best-known dishes of Monterrey and the state of Nuevo León.
Examples in context
- La cabra da leche.The goat gives milk.
- Vimos un chivo en el cerro.We saw a billy goat on the hill.
- En Monterrey pedimos cabrito.In Monterrey we ordered roast kid.
Example conversation
Esteban and his uncle Raúl visit a small farm outside Monterrey.
- EstebanTío, ¿esas son cabras?Uncle, are those goats?
- RaúlSí, y aquel es el chivo.Yes, and that one is the billy goat.
- EstebanTiene unos cuernos enormes.It has huge horns.
