A young cow, or the young of various other large mammals, including elephants and whales.
en: borjú
carp
noun
A large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and can be eaten.
en: ponty
catfish
noun
A fish with a flat head and long hairs around its mouth that lives in rivers or lakes.
en: harcsa
cod
noun
A large sea fish that can be eaten.
Example: We asked for two portions of cod and chips.
en: tőkehal
duck
noun
A bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with skin between the toes), a short neck, and a large beak.
Example: The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.
en: kacsa
game
noun
Wild animals and birds that are hunted for food.
Example: game pie, game birds
en: vad
goat
noun
An animal related to sheep that usually has horns and a beard. Goats live wild on mountains or are kept on farms to provide milk, meat, wool, etc.
Example: goat's milk/cheese
en: kecske
goose
noun
A large water bird similar to a duck. Goose has a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill.
en: liba, lúd
lamb
noun
A young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat.
Example: We saw a lamb being born.
en: bárány
mussels
noun
A small sea creature that has a black shell with two parts that close tightly together. Mussels can be eaten.
en: kagyló
oysters
noun
A large flat sea creature that lives in a shell, some types of which can be eaten either cooked or uncooked, and other types of which produce pearls (= small round white precious stones).
en: osztriga
pike
noun
A large fish with sharp teeth that lives in lakes and rivers and eats other fish.
en: csuka
pork
noun
The meat from a pig, eaten as food.
Example: pork sausages
en: sertéshús, disznóhús
poultry
noun
Birds, such as chickens, kept for their eggs and meat.
Example: Some poultry farmers keep turkeys and ducks as well as chickens.
en: baromfi
salmon
noun
A medium-size fish which lives in the sea. Much prized for its pink flesh.
Example: They went salmon fishing.
en: lazac
shrimp
noun
A small sea creature with a shell and ten legs, that can be eaten.
Example: grilled shrimp
en: garnélarák
trout
noun
A fish that lives in rivers and lakes, or lives in the sea but returns to rivers to produce its eggs.
Example: The lake is famous for its trout fishing.
en: pisztráng
tuna
noun
A large fish that lives in warm seas, or its flesh eaten as food. Popular as a game fish.
Example: a can of tuna, tuna salad
en: tonhal
turkey
noun
A large bird grown for its meat on farms. It is a popular food on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgiving.
