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Black Angus

Black Angus

2 3.8
A type of black cow from Scotland without horns that farmers raise for good beef
  • noun
translation icon : Angus negro
  • I always wondered when I went into a restaurant what the difference was between a regular steak and a Black Angus steak.
  • black Angus beef
  • black Angus cattle
  • black Angus steak

With my code Megan you can get their exclusive Black Friday offer of two free Black Angus New York strip steaks.

Examples

  • The menu includes more than just typical sports bar food, too—think eggplant parmigiana, black Angus steak salad, and fresh grouper.

    Blog text (19)

  • That's why we at the Black Angus cattle restaurant are bringing you the big beef burger sandwich.

    National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)

  • If I want a USDA Choice, Black Angus, 12 oz.

    Blog text (16)

  • Walker, who imported and bred Black Angus cattle like the ones you see in this photo.

  • Tom's father used to raise pure Herefords, but for some years now Frank has raised a Black Angus.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Dexter helped purchase a dozen Black Angus steers.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • These specials can range from ahi tuna to black Angus New York strip steak.

    Blog text (19)

  • The farm is also home to 600 head of Black Angus cattle.

  • The first is a herd of Black Angus cattle.

  • The corn grows high, soybean bushes sprout nary a weed, and the Black Angus cattle look fed and fit.

Synonyms

Angus
vsBlack Angus
3.7

A breed of black hornless cattle from Scotland valued for meat

is the same but includes a colour descriptor in the name
Aberdeen Angus
vsBlack Angus
4.8

A black hornless type of cattle from Scotland that farmers raise for high quality beef

is the shorter form without the place name

Surface Forms

Black Angus singular
Black Anguses plural

Morphology

black + Angus

The phrase combines the adjective 'black' with the breed name 'Angus', so its meaning (the black variety of the Angus cattle breed) is directly inferable from the constituents. This adjectival naming pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

The noun Black Angus may come from cattle first bred in the Angus region of Scotland that were mostly black. Because these animals often had no horns and were known for tasty meat, the name came to mean a prized 'breed' of 'beef'.