What is the Latin word for meat?

The usual Latin words for “meat” are cārus, carnārius, secō; also scindō, carpō, Petrōnius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“meat” in Latin

cārusdear, beloved; costly, expensive, valued carnāriusflesh secōto cut, cut off; to cleave, divide; to operate, amputate, perform surgery scindōto cut, tear; to rend or break asunder; carve; split, divide or separate by force; to tear off one's travelling cloak; u carpōto pluck, pick, harvest; to tear off, tear out, rend, separate a whole into single parts, to cut to pieces, divide; to s Petrōniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

meat

Food in general [Vid: FOOD.]

Flesh used as food, caro: a meat-safe, place where meat is kept, armarium promptuarium, carnarium (Plin.): to cut up meat, secare, scindere (a whole animal): in frusta excutere (of dividing into smaller portions): carpere (of dividing into portions with the fingers, Petronius).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for meat?: The usual Latin words for “meat” are cārus, carnārius, secō; also scindō, carpō, Petrōnius. 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.