ternera
Spanish, noun/teɾˈneɾa/
ternera is spelled T-E-R-N-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ternera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “veal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cría hembra de la vaca, en especial hasta los seis meses de edad”.
What does ternera mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineveal
- 2
Spainfemininebeef
- 3
feminineheifer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cría hembra de la vaca, en especial hasta los seis meses de edad 2. Carne de este animal, más tierna y menos sabrosa que la del bovino adulto
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ternera
- terneras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ternera?
- /teɾˈneɾa/
- [t̪eɾˈne.ɾa]
- [t̪eɾˈneɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ternera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ternera in Spanish?
ternera appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).