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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries切肉工
Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiē ròu gōng
"切肉工正在熟练地分割牛肉。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose occupation is to cut, trim, and prepare meat for sale in a butcher shop or supermarket.
"The experienced meat-cutter carefully prepared prime cuts of beef for the display case." - 2
A mechanical device or machine used in industrial food processing to slice, dice, or chop meat.
"The factory upgraded its processing line with an industrial meat-cutter to increase production efficiency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'mēt' (food, flesh) and the Middle English 'cutten' (to strike or sever), reflecting medieval trade nomenclature. The compound noun emerged during the industrialization of food processing in the 19th century to formally designate the specialized occupation of butchering and preparing animal carcasses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meat-cutter" is said worldwide
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boucher
Transliteration: boo-shay
"Le boucher a préparé de belles côtes de agneau."
Fleischer
Transliteration: fly-sher
"Der Fleischer schnitt das Fleisch in feine Scheiben."
macellaio
Transliteration: mah-chel-lah-io
"Il macellaio ha tagliato le braciole di maiale."
cortador de carne
Transliteration: cor-ta-dor de car-ne
"El cortador de carne afila su cuchillo antes de empezar."
açougueiro
Transliteration: ah-sou-gay-roo
"O açougueiro preparou os bifes frescos para os clientes."
कसाया
Transliteration: kasaya
"कसाया ने ताज़ा मांस के टुकड़े किए।"
切肉工
Transliteration: qiē ròu gōng
"切肉工正在熟练地分割牛肉。"
정육사
Transliteration: jeong-yuk-sa
"정육사가 고기를 깔끔하게 손질했습니다."
食肉解体作業員
Transliteration: shokuniku kaitai sagyōin
Script: しょくにくかいたいさぎょういん
"食肉解体作業員が新鮮な肉を切り分けている。"
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