mincer

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.

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mincer [mɪnsə]

n

(Cookery) an appliance used to mince meat

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mincer - a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces mincing machine kitchen utensil - a utensil used in preparing food

Translations

mincer [ˈmɪnsəʳ] N (= machine) → máquina f de picar carne

mincer [ˈmɪnsə^r] n → hachoir m

mincer

n (esp Brit) → Fleischwolf m

mincer [ˈmɪnsəʳ] n (for meat) → tritacarne m inv; (all-purpose) → tritatutto m inv