minced

mince  (mns)

v. minced, minc·ing, minc·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To cut or chop into very small pieces.

b. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.

2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.

3. To moderate or restrain (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum; euphemize: Don't mince words: say what you mean.

v.intr.

1. To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.

2. To speak in an affected way.

n.

Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.

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[Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *mintire, from Latin mintia, smallness; see minutia.]

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mincer n.

Translations

minced

adj

meat → klein gehackt; onion → klein geschnitten

(Brit inf: = drunk) → hackedicht (inf)