Latvian

Gaļa

Noun

gaļa f (4th declension)

1. meat (food obtained from the flesh of slaughtered animals)

   cūkas, aitas, jēra gaļa‎ ― pig, sheep, lamb meat (i.e. pork, mutton, lamb)

   vērša, liellopu gaļa‎ ― ox, cattle meat (i.e. beef)

   zivju gaļa‎ ― fish meat

   trekna, liesa gaļa‎ ― fatty, lean meat

   jēla, zaļa gaļa‎ ― raw, green (i.e. raw) meat

   cepta, vārīta, žāvēta gaļa‎ ― fried, boiled, dried meat

   malta gaļa‎ ― minced meat

   gaļas šķēle‎ ― meat slice

   gaļas kvalitāte‎ ― meat quality

   sālīt, sautēt gaļu‎ ― to salt, to stew meat

   kāposti, pīrāgs ar gaļu‎ ― cabbage, pastry (pirogi) with meat

   gaļas ražošana, rūpniecība‎ ― meat production, industry

   truša gaļu, tāpat kā teļa gaļu, organisms viegli izmanto... ar savu maigo un patīkamo garšu tā atgādina vistas gaļu‎

   rabbit meat, like veal (lit. calf meat), can be easily utilized (i.e. digested) by the (human) organism... with its mild and pleasant taste, it is reminiscent of chicken meat

2. (in the genitive, used adjectivally) meat (containing meat, cooked or prepared with meat)

   gaļas produkti‎ ― meat products

   gaļas buljons, zupa‎ ― meat broth, soup

   gaļas mērce‎ ― meat sauce

   gaļas kotletes, pīrāgi‎ ― meatballs, pastry (pirogi)

   gaļas konservi‎ ― canned meat

3. (in the genitive, used adjectivally, of animals) meat (from which one obtains meat; reared in order to produce meat)

   gaļas cūka, govs‎ ― meat pig, cow

   gaļas lopi‎ ― meat cattle

   gaļas cāļi‎ ― meat chicks (i.e. chicken)

4. meat, flesh (animal muscular and adipose tissue; also, colloquially, human flesh, usually miesa)

   gaļas olbaltumvielas‎ ― meat protein

   kur gaļa, tur kauli; kur āda, tur spalva‎

   where (there is) meat, (there are) bones; where (there is) skin, (there is) fur

   mans ievainojums nav smags, bet lode iedzinusi no šineļa gaļā vilnas piku‎

   my wound is not heavy (i.e. serious), but the bullet drove in a lump of wool from the coat into (my) meat (or flesh)

5. (rare) meat, flesh (soft, juicy part of a fruit)

   auglis (parastajai mandelei) no sāniem saspiests olveida kaulenis ar ādainu gaļu‎

   the fruit (of the common almond tree) is, from the side, a compressed oval drupe with leathery flesh

Declension

Synonyms

(of "flesh"): miesa

Derived terms

• cūkgaļa

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “gaļa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7