ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Deirimse mairteoil leat! That’s what I call beef!
Chonaic mé ~ loin ba mhó ná do cheathrú martáin, I saw a blackbird’s thigh that was bigger than your little quarter of beef.
~ bagúin, mairteola, side of bacon, of beef.
~ mhairteola, rib of beef.
Tá ~ mháis is mhuiníl orthu, they are beef to the heels.
Mairteoil ghalstofa, braised beef.
Mairteoil leasaithe, corned beef.
~ fhuaraithe, rósta, shaillte, chilled, roast, corned, beef.
Ceathrú mhairt, quarter of beef.
Tá sé ina mhart, he is all beef.
~ feola, mhairteola, meat, beef, olive.
~ mhairt, mhuice, beef-, pork-, fat.
Mairteoil shaillte, corned beef.
Bhí sé rite as mairteoil ach thug sé caoireoil dom ar a ~, he had run out of beef but he gave me mutton instead of it.