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MENUDENCIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
- Slaughterhouses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- edible organ
1, record 1, English, edible%20organ
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An edible viscus of a butchered animal. 2, record 1, English, - edible%20organ
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meat product ... Meat Inspection Regulations - means edible blood, an edible organ or edible tissue that was derived from the carcass of a food animal, but does not include meat or mechanically separated meat. 3, record 1, English, - edible%20organ
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
- Abattoirs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- organe comestible
1, record 1, French, organe%20comestible
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Produit de viande [...] Règlement sur l'inspection des viandes - Sang, organe ou tissu comestibles de la carcasse d'un animal pour alimentation humaine, à l'exclusion de la viande et de la viande séparée mécaniquement. 1, record 1, French, - organe%20comestible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
- Mataderos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- víscera comestible
1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- menudencia 2, record 1, Spanish, menudencia
correct, masculine noun, Argentina, Uruguay
- achura 3, record 1, Spanish, achura
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las vísceras comestibles, a las que también se les denomina menudencias, son principalmente lengua, riñón, hígado, corazón, rabo, mondongo. 4, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Menudencias. Son así llamados hígado, riñones, mondongo, lengua, corazón, sesos y todo lo que es achuras, como molleja, chinchulines, tripa gorda. 5, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] principales recetas de la comida criolla. Achuras - Son los menudos de res: mollejas, riñones, chinchulines, tripa gorda [...] 6, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
víscera comestible; menudencia; achura: No confundir con despojo, que es un término genérico que abarca otras partes además de los órganos internos, como las patas. 7, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
achura: Se denomina así, particularmente en Argentina, a las vísceras comestibles que se destinan al asado a la parrilla. 7, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
víscera comestible; menudencia; achura: Términos utilizados generalmente en plural. 7, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
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