haunch
3
8.3
- noun
- /hɔːntʃ/
:
pierna trasera
- Mrs. Nichols is ordering a haunch of pork.
- haunch of venison
- haunch of meat
- haunch of antelope
They had the faces twisted toward the haunches and found it necessary to walk backward because they could not see ahead of them.
- They had the faces twisted toward the haunches and found it necessary to walk backward because they could not see ahead of them.
Examples
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Long after I had stopped, Cecil finished his basin of broth and called for a haunch of horse meat.
Fiction book (1995) -
At my feet, a very large wolf-hound gnaws on a troll haunch.
Blog text (12) -
I can fix you up with a nice haunch of venison... maybe even a shot of pork if you could--
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Will is led past the haunches of some massive animal cooking in a pit.
Fiction book (1996) -
Gerald brought a venison haunch.
Fiction book (1996) -
About 10 feet from the tiny two-step porch, a large black dog rises to its haunches next to a metal barrel used to burn trash.
Academic text (1998) -
I noted a heavy bundle lashed to the sled, perhaps a moose haunch, and I licked my lips involuntarily.
Fiction book (1996) -
The chef prepared a succulent haunch of lamb for the feast, which delighted all the guests.
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For the barbecue, we decided to order a large haunch of pork to serve our friends.
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During the camping trip, we roasted a haunch of venison over the open fire.
Synonyms
97
1.0
Meat from the thigh or hind part of an animal
16
4.3
A cut of meat from an animal's back between the ribs and the rear
9
7.3
The back part of an animal used for meat like steaks
6
1.0
A back leg of a young sheep cooked and served as a roast
6
2.7
A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haunch comes from Old French hanche and Latin anca, meaning 'hip' or 'hindquarter'. That's why haunch can mean the back part of an animal and a cut of meat, like a roasted haunch of venison.