ternera
Spanish
Etymology
From tierno (“tender”); compare ternero (“calf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teɾˈneɾa/ [t̪eɾˈne.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ter‧ne‧ra
Noun
ternera f (plural terneras)
- veal
- (Spain) beef
- Synonym: carne de res
- heifer
Further reading
- “ternero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025