ternera
neutral, Argentina
In Argentina veal is ternera. At the butcher you can ask for carne de ternera, and the animal itself is a ternero.
Meaning: meat of a young calf (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| ternera | neutral, Argentina |
| carne de ternera | butcher |
Argentine butchers sell beef cuts by name, such as bife de chorizo or asado, so ternera is asked for less often than in Spain.
How does it change in a sentence?
Ternera is feminine for the meat, while ternero is the masculine word for the young animal.
When do people say it?
Veal appears in the Argentine dish vitel toné, cold sliced veal with a tuna sauce that many families serve at Christmas.
Did you know?
- Argentines use vos instead of tú, so a shopper says ¿Tenés ternera? and not ¿Tienes ternera?
Examples in context
- Quiero medio kilo de ternera.I want half a kilo of veal.
- El vitel toné se hace con ternera.Vitel toné is made with veal.
- ¿Tenés carne de ternera hoy?Do you have veal today?
Example conversation
Lucía asks the butcher Don Raúl for meat in a shop in Buenos Aires.
- LucíaBuen día. ¿Tenés ternera?Good day. Do you have veal?
- Don RaúlSí, recién cortada.Yes, freshly cut.
- LucíaDame un kilo, por favor.Give me a kilo, please.
