beef in English: The meat that comes from a cow. (noun)

Translation

The meat that comes from a cow.

Word origin

From Old French buef, an ox, from Latin bovem; the animal kept its English name, cow, but its meat took the French name.

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"Beef" is uncountable, so it takes no "a" and no plural.

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Burgers are usually made from beef.

roast .

Roast beef is a traditional British Sunday meal.

meat

The soft part of an animal that people cook and eat as food.

cow

A large farm animal that eats grass and gives us milk.

chicken

A farm bird that people keep for its eggs and its meat.

dinner

The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

cook

To make food ready to eat by using heat.

pork

Meat from a pig.

steak

A thick flat piece of meat, usually beef, cooked in a pan or on a grill.

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