bushmeat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any edible animal from sub-Saharan Africa's dense forest that is not traditionally regarded as game.

Word forms

bushmeat bushmeats

Etymology

From bush + meat, as a calque of French viande de brousse.

Related words

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