English Explanatory Dictionary

mincemeat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.
  2. Minced meat, mince.
  3. A badly cut-up body or parts of a body.
  4. Something or someone utterly destroyed.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪnsˌmit/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mincemeat.wav

Word forms

mincemeat mincemeats

Etymology

An alteration of earlier minced meat; equivalent to mince + meat.

Synonyms

mince ground meat

Derived words

make mincemeat out of make mincemeat of mincemeat pie mincemeaty
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