mince
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1.8
- noun
- /mɪns/
- UK
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carne picada
- Here, have a mince pie, Phyll.
- menhaden mince
They stick together because they're close knit, all high profile and so they've all ticked fucking Christmas mince pies.
- They stick together because they're close knit, all high profile and so they've all ticked fucking Christmas mince pies.
- I also just love making kind of more festive things like mince pies, like spicy bits and pieces.
Examples
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And she had whispered into the phone that she hadn't made her best mince pie that year, since Paxton wasn't there to enjoy it.
Fiction book (1990) -
The recipe calls for 500 grams of mince to make the sauce.
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Would you like a mince pie?
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You still go for the mince pie?
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I've made you a nice mince pie.
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I also just love making kind of more festive things like mince pies, like spicy bits and pieces.
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Zoe's bought a lot of Christmassy things, including mince pies.
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Beef mince, pork mince, what we call a sofrito, carrot, onion, celery, red wine, beef stock.
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She ordered a dish that included lamb mince seasoned with spices.
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They served spaghetti with a meat sauce made from beef mince.
Synonyms
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1.5
Minced meat mixed with spices for making sausages or patties
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Etymology
Mince comes from the Latin word minutus meaning 'small' and an old French word for food made into little pieces, so mince as a noun refers to meat that has been cut or ground into very 'small' bits.