why do spanish names for animals change when theyre alive to when they are food?
why do spanish names for animals change when theyre alive to when they are food?
for example:
pez vs pescado.
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Why do English names for animals change?
beef, cow, steak
sheep, lamb, mutton
pig, pork
It's actually a useful (if frustrating) distinction.
It provides a distinction that native speakers found useful. Just like in English, cow changes to beef, pig to pork, sheep to mutton, calf to veal, and chicken to poultry. Why? Just because.
Natasha said:
Why do English names for animals change'beef, cow, steaksheep, lamb, muttonpig, porkIt's actually a useful (if frustrating) distinction.
jeje, I was going to say just this!!
By the way..."sea people" often use the word pescado when they refer to living fish.
En esta cala hay mucho pescado.
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