Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la matanza del cerdo
English translation:
Seasonal pork specialties
Added to glossary by
peter jackson
Nov 20, 2011 08:06
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
la matanza del cerdo
Spanish to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
Comidas de temporada basadas en la matanza del cerdo
Any ideas of how to avoid mentioning killing or slaughtering?
Any ideas of how to avoid mentioning killing or slaughtering?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | Seasonal pork specialties |
Andrew Campbell
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| 4 +1 | (pork dishes derived from traditional Spanish) "matanzas" |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 3 | pig's gift |
Daniel Frisano
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Andrew Campbell
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Specialist Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English
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Seasonal pork specialties
This would fulfill your desire to avoid "slaughter". I would argue that in the end it is a "country" practice anywhere in the world (where pigs are eaten) and it would be best to push your squeamish city readers to accept a culture where the slaughter of animals is a normal activity.
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: Almost laughably euphemistic. I love this option.
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Benjamin A Flores
: Firme sentencias de muerte, pero con buena letra. http://www.quedeletras.com/letra-cancion-lecciones-de-urbani...
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Richard Hill
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tnaks for the euphemism!"
4 mins
Daniel Frisano
Italy
Italy
Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
pig's gift
:)
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3 hrs
(pork dishes derived from traditional Spanish) "matanzas"
You can use the Spanish term as a euphemism. I think there is no way around the fact that the pig gets it, just like bullfights are not circus acts. In Spanish, this slaughtering of the pig is known as the "matanza", and is still very much celebrated in Spanish villages to-day, with fun-loving fiestas, free-flowing wine, and much rejoicing.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Spanish-Food---How-to-Make-Spanish... Gastronomy og ibiza. ibiza traditional cuisine
www.grupoplayasol.com/front/en/gastronomy-of-ibiza
We must also tell you about “arroz de Matanzas”, which is a typical rice based dish made from pork and home made sausage. The “sofrit Pages” is a festive dish, ...; see http://www.spaindreams.com/eng/gastro.htm; Tales from Toriello: La Matanza - Slaughtering and processing a pig
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26 Feb 2011 – In Asturias the matanza has become a fiesta in many towns and ... come together in the village hall to enjoy some pork based dishes or go out ...
http://ezinearticles.com/?Spanish-Food---How-to-Make-Spanish... Gastronomy og ibiza. ibiza traditional cuisine
www.grupoplayasol.com/front/en/gastronomy-of-ibiza
We must also tell you about “arroz de Matanzas”, which is a typical rice based dish made from pork and home made sausage. The “sofrit Pages” is a festive dish, ...; see http://www.spaindreams.com/eng/gastro.htm; Tales from Toriello: La Matanza - Slaughtering and processing a pig
ianandluis.blogspot.com/.../la-matanza-slaughteri... - Traducir esta página
26 Feb 2011 – In Asturias the matanza has become a fiesta in many towns and ... come together in the village hall to enjoy some pork based dishes or go out ...
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eski
: A regional term, to be sure: e.g.; 'matanza' has become a 'fiesta' (italics, mine) : }
Sure.."Bienvenidos a la fiesta de Porky just doesn't sound right!" eski :))
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Thanks, eski. Calling it a Pig Fest would be one way to gloss over the violent part.
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Discussion
"based on the traditional pig slaughter" / "on the Matanza, the traditional pig slaughter"
I think adding the word "traditional" makes it more culturally acceptable.
Until a few years ago nearly all families living in the country had one or two pigs, which they butchered in winter (December or January). The matanza, or traditional pig slaughter, was a festive occasion when many of the perishable parts of the pig were eaten: blood, ribs, snout, etc.).
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A wide range of products supplying families for the whole year were obtained from the traditional pig slaughter
Obviously, when discussing pork, we must first refer to the production of sobrasada (soft spicy sausage), butifarra (Catalan sausage) and butifa-rrones (typical spicy sausage) – all products that are obtained from the traditional slaughtering of the pig.
The festivities of the Candelaria include products from the traditional pig slaughter. The following day, which is the Day of San Blas, doughnut shaped loaves of ...