Translation of Turkish word "et" to English
et
/et/
Meaning
NounThe flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
How to use
The t softens to d before a vowel: et → edi, ede. Also the bare imperative of etmek (to do), which is why it looks like two words at once. Frequently used in daily conversational Turkish to build natural sentence structures.
🇬🇧 English
meat
Example
Ülkenin et üretiminin büyük bir kısmı fabrika çiftliklerinde yetiştirilen hayvanlardan geliyor.
A large part of the country's meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.
Bir genç, ailesine kış için yabani et sağlamak amacıyla bir geyiği vurdu.
A teenager shot a deer to provide his family with wild meat for the winter.
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Common phrases
- çok et— very et
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Frequency rank: #99 in Turkish
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What does the Turkish word "et" mean?▼
The Turkish word "et" means "meat" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Ülkenin et üretiminin büyük bir kısmı fabrika çiftliklerinde yetiştirilen hayvanlardan geliyor." (which translates as "A large part of the country's meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.").
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