to mince

Examples

• All

• I take down the jar of minced garlic and wipe away a spatter of grease and tomato.

  Fiction book (1992)

• You will need 100 grams of diced chicken, black pepper, minced garlic, and basil to make the dish.

  Blog text (23)

• Er, mince that rosemary, please.

  Wonder (2017)

• Sprinkle half of the minced red onion and garlic on each piece of salmon.

  Blog text (7)

• There was a medium amount of minced meat-and-scallion filling, leaving ample room for dumpling sauce.

  Blog text (21)

• Stir-fry until they're tender, about 1-1/2 minutes, then add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.

  Blog text (1)

• I watched him move expertly around Rosie's kitchen, chopping tomatoes, mincing garlic...

  Fiction book (1993)

• My mother minced garlic while I twirled gum slowly around my fingers, stretching the orange wads into wisps.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Add chopped leek and onion and two-thirds of the minced garlic to broth and bring to a boil.

  Academic text (2004)

• Please mince the vegetables before adding them to the pot.

Synonyms

C

to chop up

vsto mince

56 1.9

To cut something into smaller pieces by sharp blows again and again with a knife or axe

is about creating very fine pieces, not primarily done with heavy sharp blows

D

to dice

vsto mince

36 1.8

To cut food into small cubes

is for producing much finer pieces, often by tool or machine

C

to cut up

vsto mince

32 1.1

Make something into smaller pieces using scissors or a knife

is about making very small uniform pieces, often using special tools

H

to hash

vsto mince

1 2.7

To cut meat or potatoes into small pieces for cooking

is used to make very fine pieces often with a specialized tool

M

to morcellate

vsto mince

9.9

Cut something into small pieces to make it easier to remove

is focused on making food into very fine pieces for cooking

Idioms

M

to mince no words

• Informal

1 7.7

Speak very directly without trying to be polite

Phrasal Verbs

M

to mince words

• Informal

16 7.1

Speak in a careful, indirect way to avoid offending people

Compounds

M

mince pie

• UK

3 3.1

A small round sweet pie with a fruit and spice filling often eaten at Christmas

How Fine

to puree

15 4.0

to mince

38 3.1

to dice

36 1.8

to chop

193 1.0

to cut

∞ 1.0

slice

194 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology