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"Lambs" is a form of "lamb", a noun which is often translated as "el cordero". "Meat" is a noun which is often translated as "la carne". Learn more about the difference between "meat" and "lambs" below.
meat(
mit
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
2. (substance)
a. la sustancia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The film doesn't have much meat to it.La película tiene poca sustancia.
lamb(
lahm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el cordero (M) (less than a year old)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our new lambs are grazing on the farm.Nuestros nuevos corderos están pastando en la granja.
The farmer treated the orphaned lamb with great tenderness.El granjero trató al cordero huérfano con mucha ternura.
b. el borrego (M) (over one year old)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The wool from these lambs is soft and warm.La lana de estos borregos es suave y caliente.
2. (culinary)
a. el cordero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Leg of lamb is our Sunday special.La pierna de cordero es nuestro especial de los domingos.
b. el borrego (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I didn't realize these sausages were made with lamb.No me había dado cuenta de que estas salchichas estaban hechas de borrego.
