Carnicería (en. Carnage)

[kaɾ.ni.θe.ˈɾi.a]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Commercial establishment where fresh meat and other meat products are sold.

The butcher shop on the corner has the best beef.

La carnicería de la esquina tiene la mejor carne de res.

Section of a market dedicated to the sale of meat.

I went to the market's butcher shop to buy chicken.

Fui a la carnicería del mercado para comprar pollo.

The art of cutting and preparing meat for sale.

He learned the trade in a family butcher shop.

Aprendió el oficio en una carnicería familiar.

From Latin *carniceria*, which comes from 'carnis' (flesh) and '-ería' (suffix indicating place).

to stop by the butcher shop

To go buy meat in this type of establishment.

pasar por la carnicería

butcher shop meat

Fresh meat that can be found in a butcher shop.

carne de carnicería

there is no meat in the butcher shop

Phrase indicating that the meat has run out in a specific place.

no hay carne en la carnicería

meat

Muscle tissue of animals, consumed as food.

carne

butcher

Person who is dedicated to selling meat.

carnicero

deli

Establishment that sells sausages and cured meats.

charcutería

Popular butcher shop

Let's go to the popular butcher shop to find better prices.

Vamos a la carnicería popular para encontrar mejores precios.

Job at the butcher shop

He got a job at the neighborhood butcher shop.

Consiguió chamba en la carnicería del barrio.