گوشت
goshtstandard
The Urdu word for "meat" is گوشت (gosht). In Pakistani shops people name the kind: بڑا گوشت (baṛā gosht) is beef and چھوٹا گوشت (chhoṭā gosht) is mutton or goat.
Meaning: animal flesh as food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| گوشت | gosht | standard |
| بڑا گوشت | baṛā gosht | Pakistan, beef |
| چھوٹا گوشت | chhoṭā gosht | Pakistan, mutton or goat |
The words literally mean "big meat" and "small meat", after the size of the animal. Chicken is مرغی کا گوشت (murghī kā gosht), often shortened to چکن (chikan).
When do people say it?
Meat is central to Pakistani cooking, and dishes with گوشت (gosht) are served at weddings and on Eid ul Adha, when families share meat with relatives and the poor.
Did you know?
- In Pakistan بڑا گوشت (baṛā gosht) and چھوٹا گوشت (chhoṭā gosht) are the normal way to order beef or mutton at a butcher.
Examples in context
- مجھے ایک کلو گوشت چاہیےmujhe ek kilo gosht chāhiyeI need a kilo of meat
- چھوٹا گوشت پک رہا ہےchhoṭā gosht pak rahā haiThe mutton is cooking
Example conversation
Customer Asma talks to the butcher Rashid in a neighborhood shop in Lahore.
- Rashidجی بی بی، کون سا گوشت چاہیے؟jī bībī, kaun sā gosht chāhiye?Yes madam, which meat do you want?
- Asmaچھوٹا گوشت، ایک کلو۔chhoṭā gosht, ek kilo.Mutton, one kilo.
- Rashidابھی تول دیتا ہوں۔abhī tol detā hūñ.I will weigh it right now.
