Meat words
| animal | meat | etymology | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| pig, swine | pork | porc (Old French), porcus (Latin) | porky (derivation) |
| bovine, cow, cattle, buffalo, bison, etc. | beef | boef (Old French) | beefy (derivation) |
| calf | veal | ||
| buffalo | carabeef | ||
| sheep | mutton | mouton (Old French) | |
| goat | chevon | ||
| deer | venison | venaison (Old French) | |
| chicken | chicken | ||
| pigeon, dove | squab | usually for young pigeons | |
| rabbit, hare | rabbit | ||
| human | long pig | ||
- Beef and pork both have curious derivation adjectives beefy and porky, respectively.