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HIPERONIMO [2 records]

Record 1 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking and Gastronomy (General)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A small ball of minced meat mixed with breadcrumbs and seasonings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuisine et gastronomie (Généralités)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

Produit frit à base de viande hachée à laquelle on ajoute (moins de 20 p. cent) des petits pains trempés (ou de la farine de blé fine, du pain blanc, etc.), du sel et des épices, un œuf et des oignons.

OBS

Boulette : d'origine berlinoise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cocina y gastronomía (Generalidades)
  • Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
CONT

Una albóndiga es una bola de carne picada mezclada con huevos y diversos condimentos, tales como perejil, comino, etc. La albóndiga es tan popular en las diferentes gastronomías y tiene tantas recetas que resulta ser un hiperónimo acerca de un alimento.

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Record 2 2016-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A term that has a hierarchical relationship to another term whose semantic range is more restricted.

OBS

For example, pigeon, crow, eagle and seagull are all hyponyms of bird (their hypernym) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Terme dont le sens inclut celui d'un ou de plusieurs autres.

OBS

[...] rouge est superordonné par rapport à ses hyponymes (écarlate, cramoisi, vermillon).

Key term(s)
  • terme super-ordonné

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
DEF

Designación de un concepto superordinado.

CONT

Un término hiperónimo es aquél cuyo significado engloba al de otras palabras. Por ejemplo, la palabra "alimentos" es hiperónima porque engloba a otras muchas como "fruta", "dulces", "pescado" o "carne".

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