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MENUDENCIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pork offal
1, record 1, English, pork%20offal
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
offal: With reference to meat the term includes all parts that are cut away when the carcass is dressed including liver, kidney, brain, spleen, pancreas, thymus, tripe, and tongue. In the USA the term used is "organ meats" or "variety meat." 1, record 1, English, - pork%20offal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
offal: Term used at the Canadian Pork Council. 1, record 1, English, - pork%20offal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The pork cuts illustrated and described in the Canadian Pork Buyer's Manual represent the industry's basic standard for the primal cuts in the Canadian pork industry. 2, record 1, English, - pork%20offal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abats de porc
1, record 1, French, abats%20de%20porc
correct, masculine noun, plural, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abats de porc : terme en usage au Conseil canadien du porc. 2, record 1, French, - abats%20de%20porc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- menudencia de cerdo
1, record 1, Spanish, menudencia%20de%20cerdo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- víscera de cerdo 2, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADscera%20de%20cerdo
correct, feminine noun
- víscera de porcino 3, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADscera%20de%20porcino
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
menudencia de cerdo; víscera de cerdo; víscera de porcino: Términos utilizados generalmente en plural. 4, record 1, Spanish, - menudencia%20de%20cerdo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
- Slaughterhouses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- edible organ
1, record 2, English, edible%20organ
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An edible viscus of a butchered animal. 2, record 2, English, - edible%20organ
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - edible%20organ
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
- Abattoirs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- organe comestible
1, record 2, French, organe%20comestible
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - organe%20comestible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
- Mataderos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- víscera comestible
1, record 2, Spanish, v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- menudencia 2, record 2, Spanish, menudencia
correct, masculine noun, Argentina, Uruguay
- achura 3, record 2, Spanish, achura
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] principales recetas de la comida criolla. Achuras - Son los menudos de res: mollejas, riñones, chinchulines, tripa gorda [...] 6, record 2, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
víscera comestible; menudencia; achura: Términos utilizados generalmente en plural. 7, record 2, Spanish, - v%C3%ADscera%20comestible
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