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French is pretty similar isnt it? Pig/pork = cochon / porc cow/beef = vache / boeuf chicken/chicken = poulet/poulet fish/fish = poisson/poisson
by kraftman 3y ago
French is pretty similar isnt it?
Pig/pork = cochon / porc
cow/beef = vache / boeuf
chicken/chicken = poulet/poulet
fish/fish = poisson/poisson
- masom 3y agovache is gendered boeuf :D We'd say "vache" when it comes to milk or the female, but all "vache" are "boeuf". Boeuf is used when the gender does not mean much (like for meat).
- Dodrekai 3y agoMore precisely, a "Boeuf" is a castrated bull which could explain the English meaning of the word..
- chrisdhoover 3y agoSteer in English
- meheleventyone 3y agoWe use Bullock in the UK.
- gerdesj 3y agoBollocks, do we!
- seabass-labrax 3y agoI have always used 'bullock' to refer to a juvenile bull, but my dictionary lists that sense of the word under 'archaic'. It wouldn't be the first time that I've discovered I'm speaking Middle English!
- meheleventyone 3y agoVery often the juveniles have had the snip so I wonder if that’s the inflection point.
- mistrial9 3y agohe meant the slang term "Boeuf" -- basically an accusation of being a feminine male.
- maximus-decimus 3y agoboeuf is also gendered, it's just that "non-gendered" in French means defaulting to male. The same way that Scarlett Johansson is an actress, but Scarlet and Chris Evans are actors. You would never say that Scarlett alone is an actor.
- williamdclt 3y agoThere’s not really the same distinction between “live animal” and “food”, no! Cochon and porc are both used for the live animal, and both used for the food as well (cochon is a bit less used for food, but still common enough). Boeuf and vache aren’t really synonymous as another commenter pointed out