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fresh cut

fresh cut

1 2.7
A piece of meat that shops sell soon after they prepare it
  • noun
translation icon : carne fresca
  • His father had a small fresh cut gleaming on his cheek.

Examples

  • The butcher displayed a selection of fresh cut steaks in the refrigerated section.

  • And we'll just brush it right on top of that fresh cut and that will take care of it.

  • I am gonna need some fresh cuts.

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  • I always buy fresh cuts of meat from the local market for my barbecue.

  • For dinner, we prepared a meal using fresh cut chicken breast and seasonal vegetables.

Synonyms

cut
vsfresh cut
46 2.1

A piece of meat sliced from an animal for cooking

is sold shortly after preparation and emphasises recent freshness
cut of meat
vsfresh cut
6 2.7

A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal

is sold while recently prepared rather than only identified by origin

Antonyms

aged
29 4.1

Kept for some time to improve taste, like wine

How Fresh

fresh cut
1 2.7
fresh food
8 1.0
aged
29 4.1
frozen food
4 1.3

Surface Forms

fresh cut singular
fresh cuts plural

Morphology

fresh + cut

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'fresh' (recent, unspoiled) + 'cut' (a portion or slice of meat); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer that it denotes a recently prepared piece of meat. This adjective+noun pattern is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common composition, so the expression is immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

The noun fresh cut comes from the butcher's shop: meat that is fresh because it was just cut by the butcher. So a fresh cut means a piece of meat that is 'recently prepared' and still good to eat.