Friday January 7, 2011
Of goat and horses
I WISH to share with readers the responses to my article “Animal talk” (MOE, Dec 21, 2010). The term for goat meat, specifically “the flesh of goats, used as food”, is chevon – thanks to Oh Teik Theam and Hussaini Abdul Karim. The latter provided further notes. The word is pronounced as [shev-uhn], and its origin is given thus: < French chévre “goat” < Latin capra “she-goat”, feminine of caper “goat” + -on, abstracted from mutton.
Thanks also to The Star racing correspondent Joe Fernando who clarified some terms for horses, as follows: horse = male horse; mare = female horse; stallion = male horse in a stud farm, used for breeding; yearling = one to two-year-old horse, whether male or female; colt = two to three-year-old male horse; filly = two to three-year-old female horse; brood mare = pregnant female horse or one used for breeding. – Dr Lim Chin Lam
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- New York City relies on automation technologies to face challenges of urbanisation
- Oil palm firms team up with Sabah to protect Malua Forest Reserve
- Powering the Big Apple
- Build robust cities
- Fun with words
- Rail marvel in New York
- Fun with synonyms
- Carnegie Hall gets green facelift
- Win The Good Food Cook Book!
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