animalmeatetymologycomment pig, swineporkporc (Old French), porcus (Latin)porky (derivation) bovine, cow, cattle, buffalo, bison, etc.beefboef (Old French)beefy (derivation) calfveal buffalocarabeef sheepmuttonmouton (Old French) goatchevon deervenisonvenaison (Old French) chickenchicken pigeon, dovesquabusually for young pigeons rabbit, harerabbit humanlong pig