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saddle of lamb

saddle of lamb

6.7
A cut of lamb with the backbone and meat on both sides, roasted as one piece
  • noun
  • /ˈsædəl əv læm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : silla de cordero
  • The chef prepared a delicious saddle of lamb for dinner.

Examples

  • For the holiday feast, they roasted a whole saddle of lamb to serve a large group of guests.

  • At the butcher’s, she asked for a fresh saddle of lamb to try a new recipe.

  • The chef prepared a saddle of lamb stuffed with herbs and garlic for the main course.

  • I ordered a saddle of lamb at the restaurant last night.

  • The restaurant served a delicious saddle of lamb seasoned with herbs and garlic for the main course.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a perfectly roasted saddle of lamb that was tender and flavorful.

  • As the centerpiece of the feast, the saddle of lamb was garnished with fresh vegetables and served with mint sauce.

Synonyms

saddle
vssaddle of lamb
1 7.5

A joint of meat from the back of a sheep, often roasted

is the same cut but from younger sheep roasted as a single joint

Surface Forms

saddle of lamb singular
saddles of lamb plural

Morphology

saddle + of + lamb

The meaning 'a cut of lamb consisting of the backbone and both loins' is directly compositional from 'saddle' (a jointed roast/backbone and loins) plus 'lamb' (meat from a young sheep), with 'of' merely linking the cut to its source. This is a predictable culinary naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Saddle of lamb comes from the shape of the cut: the backbone and both loins form a piece that sits like a small saddle on the lamb's back. So, saddle of lamb now means that whole back joint you can roast for a meal.