ternera

/teɾˈneɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

veal

🐄 ternera = tender + -era: tender young beef from a young cow

Ternera comes from Latin tener, meaning tender or young, the same root as English tender. It is the meat (or the animal) from a young cow, so think tender calf. Sounds like tender-a.

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