Carne

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A hamlet on Gillan Creek in St Anthony-in-Meneage parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7724). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A hamlet and nearby beach in Veryan parish, on the south coast of Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9138). countable, uncountable

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"Tom likes chilli con carne very much."

Etymology

Two main origins: * As a Cornish surname, from karn (“cairn”), from Proto-Brythonic *karn, from Proto-Celtic *karnos. * As a French surname, from the noun charnière (“hinge, joint”). Also, from chair (“flesh”).

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