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cornfed beef

cornfed beef

1 4.7
Meat from cattle fed mostly corn that is tender and has fat through the meat
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrnˌfɛd bif/
  • US
translation icon : carne de res alimentada con maíz
  • Some consumers believe that cornfed beef is juicier than grass-fed alternatives.

Examples

  • The farm prides itself on producing high-quality cornfed beef for local markets.

  • I ordered a steak made from cornfed beef.

  • Many restaurants serve cornfed beef because of its consistent tenderness and flavor.

  • The restaurant specializes in cornfed beef dishes.

  • The restaurant is famous for its juicy cornfed beef steaks, which are incredibly tender.

  • Many chefs prefer cornfed beef for its rich flavor and beautiful marbling.

  • When I barbecue, I always choose cornfed beef because it cooks evenly and stays juicy.

How Marbled

wagyu
2 7.5
cornfed beef
  • US
1 4.7
beef
45 1.0

Surface Forms

cornfed beef singular
cornfed beefs plural

Morphology

cornfed + beef

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'corn' + 'fed' (i.e. animals fed on corn) combined with 'beef' yields 'meat from cattle raised on a corn-based diet.' This is a regular English compositional compound pattern and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Cornfed beef comes from the simple idea of cattle fed mostly on corn, so the animals get more fat and the meat becomes more tender and juicy. That's why 'cornfed beef' means 'beef from cattle raised on a corn diet' and is used to say the meat is especially tender.