Re: Latin for roast goose

Posted by R. Berg on July 18, 2001

In Reply to: Latin for roast goose posted by Bob Williams on July 18, 2001

: I'm looking for a little help in Latin. My problem is to adapt "The Boar's Head Carol" to accompany a Christmas roast goose, boar's heads being often in short supply at the neighborhood Safeway. The crucial line is "Caput apri defero" (I carry a boar's head), for which I need a replacement Latin line which would translate as "I carry a roast goose." My best effort is "Anser assus defero." Can anyone confirm or correct this? I'm wary of inadvertently claiming to carry a steam-bathed goose, or to be a goose's ass, or worse. Thanks for the help.

If your neighborhood Safeway ever has geese in plentiful supply, it's better stocked than mine. Just to be on the safe side, may I suggest that you also solicit the Latin for "I carry a roast pork chop."

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