These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.
Both very-young milk-fed animals at the centre of European spring/Easter food traditions — abbacchio is the Roman suckling-lamb version, cabrito is the Iberian kid-goat counterpart.
| Country | Abbacchio | Cabrito |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | — | Kid goat |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | — | Kid goat |
| 🇫🇷France | — | Cabri |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Cabrito |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | — | Cabrito |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Cabrito |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | — | Cabrito |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Abbacchio | Capretto |
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