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cárnico

meat (adj.)

adjective KAHR-nee-koh Rare
Food & Drink Meat

Usage Note

Cárnico is a technical/commercial adjective relating to meat as an industry or product — industria cárnica (meat industry), producto cárnico (meat product). It is not used to describe the taste or quality of meat in everyday speech; for that, Spanish uses de carne. The feminine form is cárnica.

Examples

"La industria cárnica necesita más controles."

Natural Translation

The meat industry needs more controls.

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