carabeef

English

Etymology

Blend of carabao + beef

Noun

carabeef (uncountable)

  1. Meat of the water buffalo or carabao
    • 1971, Philippine Journal of Animal Science - Volumes 8-10, page 74:
      It suggests that beef and carabeef, from animals of the same age and given a uniform feed, have indistinguishable eating quality.
    • 2015 June 25, Max Bearak, “Indian Beef Workers Fight to Bring Back the Bull Market”, in New York Times:
      Buffalo meat, known as “carabeef,” is India’s most valuable agricultural export, recently beating out basmati rice by a slim margin.
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