English Explanatory Dictionary

forcemeat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

forcemeat forcemeats farcemeat

Etymology

From force + meat, the former element a variant of obsolete farce (“to stuff”) influenced by force, itself from French farcir (“to stuff”).

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