English Explanatory Dictionary

white meat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The breast portion of poultry.
  2. Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and pork in some uses.
  3. Dairy produce (occasionally including eggs).

Word forms

white meat white meats

Etymology

From Middle English whyte mete, wyttemet, equivalent to white + meat.

Synonyms

breast light meat

Antonyms

dark meat red meat

Related words

red wine white wine

Derived words

the other white meat

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 白肉 German: weißes Fleisch German: weisses Fleisch Hebrew: בָּשָׂר לָבָן Indonesian: daging putih Irish: bánbhia Pannonian Rusyn: биле месо Pannonian Rusyn: биле Polish: białe mięso Portuguese: carne branca Romanian: carne albă Russian: бе́лое мя́со Spanish: carne blanca Turkish: beyaz et Ukrainian: бі́ле м'я́со Yiddish: בייליק
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