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shredded

1 2.7

Cut or torn into thin strips for use in food

adjective
/ˈʃrɛdɪd/

: desmenuzado

For lunch, I added some shredded chicken to my salad for extra flavor.
shredded chicken
Shredded wheat
Noodles with shredded

Stir in One Cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese until cheese is melted.

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Examples

I am craving shredded wheat with chocolate.
Butter, milk, two types of shredded cheese.
Stir in One Cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese until cheese is melted.

Dr. Phil
The recipe calls for shredded carrots to add texture to the dish.
He sprinkled shredded cheese on top of the nachos before baking them.

Synonyms

chopped

vsshredded

1.0

Cut into small pieces, often for cooking

focuses on producing thin long strips often using a grater

Antonyms

whole

∞ 1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

unsliced

1 2.1

Not cut into slices

Compounds

shredded coconut

2 1.0

Small thin pieces of coconut used in cooking and baking

How Shredded

to purée

1 4.1

to grate

46 2.3

shredded

1 2.7

chopped

1.0

sliced

1.0

whole

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

shredded positive

Morphology

shredded = shred (transparent) = shred + ed

This adjectival use is the regular past-participle/participial adjective formed from the verb 'shred' and directly describes the state of having been cut into shreds.

Etymology

The word shredded comes from the common word shred, which means a 'small torn piece', and from the machine shredder that cuts things into 'thin strips'. So when food is shredded it is cut or torn into thin pieces like shredded cheese or lettuce.