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dogmeat

dogmeat

9.5
The meat of a dog that people eat in some countries
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡˌmit/
translation icon : carne de perro
  • The restaurant serves traditional dishes, including dogmeat stew.

Examples

  • That selling dogmeat or horsemeat is illegal seems weird if you get all abstract about it, but we do make it illegal.

    Blog text (7)
  • They ain't no laws out here and there's lots of Injuns who love dogmeat.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • In some cultures, eating dogmeat is considered a delicacy.

  • Many people around the world have different views on dogmeat as food.

Synonyms

meat
vsdogmeat
1.0

The flesh of animals that people eat

is a specific animal flesh eaten traditionally in some cultures
beef
vsdogmeat
357 1.0

Meat from a cow or bull used for food

comes from a different animal species eaten in particular cultures
turkey
vsdogmeat
231 1.0

The meat of a large farm bird often roasted and eaten

is from a mammal rather than a bird and eaten differently
veal
vsdogmeat
71 2.9

Meat from a young calf used for food

is from an adult animal rather than a young calf
horsemeat
vsdogmeat
3 7.2

Flesh from a horse that people eat

is specific to one animal rather than to animals in general
bushmeat
vsdogmeat
1 9.0

Meat from wild animals that people hunt and eat in tropical regions

is domestic animal flesh eaten in some cultures rather than hunted wild animals

Surface Forms

dogmeat singular
dogmeats plural

Morphology

dogmeat = dog + meat (transparent) = dog + meat

The word 'dogmeat' is a straightforward compound of 'dog' and 'meat', clearly indicating the flesh of a dog used as food.

Etymology

Dogmeat comes from the simple English parts dog and meat, literally 'meat of a dog', and it names the flesh of a dog used as food in some places.