Usage Note
Karneng baka combines karne (meat) and baka (cow) for beef. It is less commonly consumed than pork in everyday Filipino cooking due to higher cost, but is the star ingredient in dishes like beef mechado, caldereta, and bulalo.
Examples
" Masarap ang karneng baka. "
Natural Translation
The beef is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the beef.
" Ginawa niya ang mechado gamit ang karneng baka. "
Natural Translation
He/She made mechado using beef.
Literal Translation
Made he/she the mechado using beef.
" Mas mahal ang karneng baka kaysa baboy, kaya inihahanda lang namin ito tuwing may espesyal na okasyon. "
Natural Translation
Beef is more expensive than pork, so we only prepare it whenever there's a special occasion.
Literal Translation
More expensive the beef than pork, so prepare only we it every has special occasion.
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