crabmeat
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- noun
- /ˈkræbˌmiːt/
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carne de cangrejo
- The best part, though, is that the bar food is actually pretty good, such as the polenta fries and crabmeat fritters, courtesy of chef Gray Kunz.
- lump crabmeat
- jumbo lump crabmeat
- a cup of crabmeat
Examples
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At the seafood restaurant, I ordered a sandwich filled with crabmeat and avocado.
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Shrimp and crabmeat wrapped up in something with what seemed like a delicate Alfredo sauce.
Blog text (21) -
You can also add crabmeat to it when using it as a topping on fish, etc.
Blog text (21) -
Send for some crabmeat.
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She ordered a crabmeat and avocado sandwich.
Fiction book (1994) -
Sometimes he sneaks me a crab cocktail at the end of the night because he knows I love it: the tender jumbo lump crabmeat lightly dressed with lemon and parsley, a bit of cocktail sauce on the side.
Academic text (2007) -
Prawns, scallops, and crabmeat were added to each portion of pasta, and the dish was topped with sautéed peas and carrots.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh crabmeat and herbs.
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For dinner, I decided to make a salad topped with sweet crabmeat.
Synonyms
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Animals from the sea that people eat, like fish and shellfish
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The meat from a sea animal that people eat
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Meat from sea animals with a shell, like crab or clams
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A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat
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Meat from the legs of a large cold water crab that people eat as a delicacy
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A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
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A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat
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A crab that has a hard outer covering because it has not recently shed its skin
Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender
A large crab you can eat that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska and Japan
The meat from a large Pacific crab, often sweet and tender
Meat from crabs caught in Japan that is often sold in cans for food
A blue crab eaten for its meat and found on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
A large red crab from the east coast of North America eaten as seafood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crabmeat is simply the two words crab and meat put together, meaning the 'flesh' or 'edible part' of a crab. So when you see Crabmeat on a menu, it means the crab 'meat' used in dishes.