chine

• Sustantivo que designa un corte de carne o pescado que incluye al menos parte de la columna vertebral, o bien la propia espina dorsal de un animal.

A noun referring to a cut of meat or fish that includes at least part of the backbone, or the backbone of an animal itself.

1. Cut of meat or fishB2formalculinary

   A joint of meat or fish that includes a portion of the backbone.

   Corte de carne con espinazo

   • The butcher prepared a chine of pork for roasting.
   • For the feast, they served a chine of salmon with herbs.
   • He carved the chine of beef at the dinner table.

   Sinónimosbackloinsaddle

2. B2formalscientific

   The spinal column or backbone of an animal.

   Espinazo de un animal

   • The chine of the deer was strong and well-formed.
   • In anatomy class, they studied the chine of a sheep.
   • The hunter carefully removed the chine from the carcass.

   Sinónimosbackbonespinal columnspinevertebral column

• Verbo desusado que significa agrietarse, henderse o abrirse, y también cortar por el espinazo o la columna vertebral; usado en carnicería para partir a lo largo de la espina dorsal.

An obsolete verb meaning to crack, split, or open, or to cut into chines (backbones); also used in butchery to refer to cutting along the backbone.

1. C2formalbritishculinary

   To cut through the backbone of an animal, typically for butchery or cooking purposes.

   Cortar a lo largo de la espina dorsal

   • The butcher chined the lamb before roasting it.
   • He learned how to chine a pig from his grandfather.
   • The recipe requires you to chine the meat for even cooking.