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1/ English often uses a Germanic word for an animal and a French word for its meat: • beef (French: bœuf) vs. cow (German: Kuh), ox (German: Ochse) • pork (porc) vs. pig, swine (Schwein), sow (Sau) • veal (veau) vs. calf (Kalb) • mutton (mouton) vs. sheep (Schaf) • poultry (poulet) vs. chicken (Küken), hen (Henne)