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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMinced
/mɪnst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having been cut or chopped into very small pieces.
"The recipe calls for two cloves of finely minced garlic."
- 1
Past tense and past participle of mince; to chop food into very small pieces.
"She minced the onions before adding them to the hot pan."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'mincen', coming from Old French 'mincier', ultimately originating from the Vulgar Latin 'minutiare' meaning to make small or diminish. Over time, the term evolved from general reduction in size to specifically refer to finely chopped or cut food items like meat or vegetables.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Minced" is said worldwide
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haché
Transliteration: /a.ʃe/
"Ajoutez de l'ail haché à la sauce."
gehackt
Transliteration: /ɡəˈhakt/
"Fügen Sie gehackten Knoblauch hinzu."
tritato
Transliteration: /triˈta.to/
"Aggiungete l'aglio tritato."
picado
Transliteration: /piˈka.ðo/
"Añade el ajo picado a la sartén."
picado
Transliteration: /piˈka.du/
"Adicione o alho picado."
कीमा बनाया हुआ
Transliteration: kīmā banāyā huā
"लहसुन को बारीक कीमा बना लें।"
切碎的
Transliteration: qiē suì de
"把大蒜切碎加入汤中。"
다진
Transliteration: dajin
"다진 마늘을 넣고 볶으세요."
みじん切りの
Transliteration: mijin giri no
"ニンニクをみじん切りにします。"
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