The French word for cow is vache. The word bœuf is used for a steer.
44 posted on 04/02/2024 11:23:56 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Perhaps I should have said: if you were a peasant tending an animal, you tended to use a Germanic (or German-derived) word, but if you were a higher-class person eating an animal, you tended to use a French (or French-derived) word...
47 posted on 04/02/2024 11:34:11 AM PDT by Burma Jones