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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMince
/mɪns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To cut or grind food, especially meat, into very small pieces.
"Mince the garlic finely before adding it to the pan."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French mincier, based on Vulgar Latin minutiare, from Latin minutus 'little, small'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mince" is said worldwide
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hacher
Transliteration: hacher
"Il faut hacher la viande."
hacken
Transliteration: hacken
"Die Zwiebeln fein hacken."
tritare
Transliteration: tritare
"Tritare la carne finemente."
picar
Transliteration: picar
"Pica la carne para las albóndigas."
picar
Transliteration: picar
"Pique o alho muito bem."
कीमा बनाना
Transliteration: kīmā banānā
"गोश्त का कीमा बना लें।"
切碎
Transliteration: qiè suì
"把大蒜切碎。"
다지다
Transliteration: dajida
"마늘을 잘게 다지세요."
みじん切りにする
Transliteration: mijingiri ni suru
"タマネギをみじん切りにする。"
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