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carne norte

/kɐɾˌne ˈnoɾ.te/

carne norte noun: corned beef.

Noun

carne norte (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) corned beef

Origin of carne norte

From Spanish carne (“meat”) + Spanish norte (“north”), likely referring to Spanish norteamericano (“North American”) as in "North American meat" since it was brought in during the early 20th century in American colonial times. Compare Tagalog karne norte. Polistico (2017) mentions that it was probably a brand name.

Words formed from carne norte

Questions about carne norte

What does carne norte mean?
Carne norte means corned beef.
What part of speech is carne norte?
Carne norte is a noun.
How do you pronounce carne norte?
Carne norte is pronounced /kɐɾˌne ˈnoɾ.te/.

Words near carne norte in the dictionary

  1. Carnbroe
  2. Carnby
  3. Carndonagh
  4. Carne
  5. carne asada
  6. carne norte
  7. carne norte guisado
  8. Carneadean
  9. Carneal
  10. Carneals
  11. Carneau

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