No. 3,128 in Portuguese
carne
Meat.
In a sentence
Eu gosto de carne assada no almoço.
I like roasted meat for lunch.
In this sentence, 'carne' refers to edible meat, typically served as food.
Há uma carne de frutas saborosa nesta região.
There is a fruit flesh that is tasty in this region.
Here, 'carne' is used metaphorically to describe the flesh of fruits.
Este tecido tem uma carne muito macia.
This fabric has a very soft body.
In this usage, 'carne' is figurative and refers to the body or texture of an object, in this case, fabric.
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