The names used for cuts of meat around the world are notoriously inconsistent. Between cities, or even two shops on the same street, asking for a specific cut can often lead to confused looks or blank stares. This is partly because meat is cut up differently in different countries, but mostly it's because names have never been standardized.
The list below favors Spanish names for meat as they are used in Mexico. For the English side of the table, names favored in the United States are used.
EditBeef Cuts (Res)
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| aguayon | rump |
| agujas para cocinar | boiling beef |
| contra con redondo or cuete de res | bottom round, silverside |
| filete tierno | top round, topside |
| carne para asar | round steak |
| cuete | eye of round |
| chambarete | hind shank |
| chambarete de mano | fore shank |
| concha | rolled flank steak |
| costillas | ribs |
| chuletas | rib steak |
| paleta | chuck shoulder |
| falda | flank steak |
| filete | fillet |
| pecho de res | brisket |
| pecho curado | corned beef |
| milanesa | cutlet |
| molida | ground |
| pescuezo | rolled neck |
| pierna entera | T bone |
| trozo de rosbif | rib roast |
| chuleta de dos lomos | porterhouse steak |
| chuleta de aguayon | sirloin steak |
EditLamb Cuts (Cordero)
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| carnero | sheep |
| asado | breast |
| chambarete de carnero | shanks |
| chuletas | loin chops |
| costillas | ribs |
| espadilla | shoulder chop |
| pierna | leg |
| pierna deshuesada | boneless leg |
| retazo para cocinar | neck |
EditPork Cuts (Cerdo)
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| centro de esadilla | blade steak |
| chamorros | shank |
| chicharrones | cracklings |
| chuletas | pork chops |
| costillas | spare ribs |
| espadilla | arm steaks |
| lomo de cerdo | boneless tenderloin |
| manitas | pork feet |
| manteca | lard |
| milanesa | cutlet |
| pierna | shoulder |
| punta de jamon | ham end |
| tocino | bacon |
| tocino natural | pork belly |
EditChicken Cuts (Pollo)
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| gallena | hen |
| gallo | cock |
| pollo de leche | fryer |
| alas | wings |
| menudencias | giblets |
| mollejas | gizzards |
| muslo | thigh |
| pechuga | breast |
| pierna | leg |
EditOther Animals (Otros Animales)
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| venado | venison |
| ternera | veal |
| conejo | rabbit |
| codorniz | quail |
| pavo | turkey |
| pato | duck |
| pichon | pigeon |
EditOrgan Meat & Things (Carne del Órgano y Cosas)
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| Corozon | heart |
| Mollejas | sweetbreads |
| Higado | liver |
| Tendon | tendon |
| Cachetes | cheeks |
| Lengua | tongue |
| Sesos | brains |
| Riñon | kidney |
| Huesos | bones |
| Colita | tail |
| menudencias | giblets |
| tripa / menudo | tripe |