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Aberdeen Angus

Aberdeen Angus

4.8
A black hornless type of cattle from Scotland that farmers raise for high quality beef
  • noun
translation icon : Aberdeen Angus
  • At the fair, we saw a proud owner presenting their champion Aberdeen Angus for judging.

Examples

  • Each ejaculation by the Grand Champion Aberdeen Angus from the Boston Fair produces 150 straws, enough to inseminate just as many cows.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The chef prepared a delicious steak from the Aberdeen Angus breed that was both tender and flavorful.

  • Many farmers prefer to raise Aberdeen Angus cattle because of their ability to produce high-quality beef.

Synonyms

Black Angus
vsAberdeen Angus
2 3.8

A type of black cow from Scotland without horns that farmers raise for good beef

is the traditional fuller name for the same Scottish beef breed
Angus
vsAberdeen Angus
3.7

A breed of black hornless cattle from Scotland valued for meat

is known by the longer traditional name rather than the shorter term

Surface Forms

Aberdeen Angus singular
Aberdeen Anguses plural

Morphology

Aberdeen + Angus

The headwords are a place name (Aberdeen) and a cattle-breed name (Angus), so the compound denotes a type of cattle associated with that region. This place + breed naming pattern is transparently compositional and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to a Scottish beef cattle breed.

Etymology

Aberdeen Angus gets its name from two places in Scotland, Aberdeen and Angus, where farmers bred a black, hornless cow that gave very good meat. So Aberdeen Angus today means that particular 'breed' known for high-quality 'beef'.