Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ancestralidad
English translation:
ancestrality
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anya doherty
Feb 27, 2016 15:58
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Spanish term
Chile
ancestralidad
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Anthropology
ancestry and cuisine
Hi there. I am translating an article by an anthropologist specialised in the anthropology of food. She uses the term "ancestralidad" to introduce the article about cuisine with very local roots, of the Mapuche people in Chile. The title of the article is
"Comer Otredad: ancestralidad y exotismo en la restauración".
Eating Otherness:
I have doubts about the translation of "ancestralidad" since the term doesn't appear in any of the online dict. or forums I've searched.
I would go for "ancestry" - does anyone have another suggestion please?
Thanks!
"Comer Otredad: ancestralidad y exotismo en la restauración".
Eating Otherness:
I have doubts about the translation of "ancestralidad" since the term doesn't appear in any of the online dict. or forums I've searched.
I would go for "ancestry" - does anyone have another suggestion please?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | ancestrality |
philgoddard
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| 4 +3 | heritage, ancestry |
Gillian Moore
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| 4 | Conventionality |
Thomas Edmond Mosley
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| 4 | tradition |
Francois Boye
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| 4 | ancestral nature |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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ancestrality
"Ancestrality (countable and uncountable, plural ancestralities)
(uncountable) The condition of being ancestral
(countable) The possible or actual ancestors of an individual or species"
Since there's an exact equivalent in English, I think you should use it - especially since this is anthropology, which has a jargon of its own.
My example sentence is a chapter heading from a book about Australian aboriginal anthropology.
(uncountable) The condition of being ancestral
(countable) The possible or actual ancestors of an individual or species"
Since there's an exact equivalent in English, I think you should use it - especially since this is anthropology, which has a jargon of its own.
My example sentence is a chapter heading from a book about Australian aboriginal anthropology.
Example sentence:
Ancestrality, Sentient Places, and Social Spaces
Note from asker:
| Thanks philgoddard for the very useful input! |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
ormiston
: don't think you should push literal as first choice given the context. And your quote is from a French Canadian author. Ancestrality in food/cuisine sounds unnecessarily pompous and unpalatable to me. Why not adjectives (ancestral and exotic)?
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Robert Carter
: I don't agree with Ormiston at all. I can't see anything wrong in a literal translation here. The context is an anthropological article, using specialist vocabulary. In any case the word "ancestral" came into English from Old French.
1 hr
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| agree |
Charles Davis
: This is entirely suitable, and accurate, which "ancestry" obviously isn't. If an example from a native English-speaking anthropologist is wanted, here's one: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13527258.2013.842...
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Thanks!
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| agree |
patinba
3 hrs
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| agree |
Cecilia Gowar
4 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
: Yeah, why not...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Thomas Edmond Mosley
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Conventionality
This could work if what you're looking for is an antonym of exoticism that's not necessarily food-specific.
+3
49 mins
heritage, ancestry
"Heritage [of food/food heritage]" is a much more common term in the anthropology of food than "ancestry" (see AOF webjournal: http://aof.revues.org/), but in other web sources it seems ancestry has occasionally been used in this context. Given the text's academic register, either could work.
"Tradition" is another possibility if it's written for a wider audience (not sure if it's an academic journal article or a general-interest article based on academic research).
"Tradition" is another possibility if it's written for a wider audience (not sure if it's an academic journal article or a general-interest article based on academic research).
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
ormiston
: sounds better for alternative cuisines
2 hrs
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: heritage
7 hrs
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| agree |
Kara Watkins
: I agree with heritage. It is also a term used sometimes with foods such as heirloom/heritage tomatoes
4 days
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Francois Boye
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tradition
tradition = what has been passed on from one generation to another
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ancestral nature
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