English → Latin
“beef” in Latin
būbulusOf or pertaining to cattle, cows, oxen or bulls.stīpōto crowd or press together, compress; to cram, stuff, fill; to surround, encompasssatellesattendant, follower, guard, bodyguard; followers, train; accomplice, abettorTheodōrusa male given name, equivalent to English TheodorePriscĭānusA celebrated grammarian in the time of the emperor Justinian.
The English word beef itself goes back to Latin bōs.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beef
(caro) bubula: beef-eater, fig., corporis custos, or stipator: satelles: miles praetorianus (according to Roman custom): beef-steak, carnes bovillae in carbonibus superimpositae (Theodorus, Priscianus, 1, 7).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beef?
- The usual Latin words for “beef” are būbulus, stīpō, satelles; also Theodōrus, Priscĭānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.