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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread les moutons volantes #189644 02/27/2010 5:31 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I was speaking with a co-worker the other last year, when I became aware that for her mutton meant 'goat-meat', but for me it meant 'sheep-meat'. She is from India, and sure enough, when I consulted a dictionary, I found that that is a standard meaning of mutton there. Any non-South Asian anglophones have that meaning, too? Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: les moutons volantes zmjezhd #189649 02/27/2010 6:49 PM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA Not me. Goat meat (where I've seen it in the U.S.) is called by the hispanic word, caprito. I think that caprito is comparable to lamb, though, rather than mutton. "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: les moutons volantes beck123 #189650 02/27/2010 6:58 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Yes, cabrito is Spanish for kid. One of the best meals I had in Mexico was a roast leg of kid with a kind of guacamole on the side. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: les moutons volantes beck123 #189651 02/27/2010 7:04 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass this sort of distinction reminds me that hogget, of all things, comes between lamb and mutton, in terms of aging (UK?) and, chevon is to goat as mutton is to sheep. Last edited by tsuwm; 02/27/2010 7:09 PM. Reason: speling Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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