Corned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feed (cattle) with corn

preserve with salt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʊɹɹoʊdʒnˌɪɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːnd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʊɹɹoʊdʒnˌɪɾəl/.

Examples

corned beef

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cured corn

Parts of Speech

verb	feed (cattle) with corn
verb	preserve with salt “corned beef”
adjective	(used especially of meat) cured in brine

Word Forms

corn

noun

the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

genervt

(Rinder) mit Mais füttern

🇫🇷French

salé

nourrir (le bétail) avec du maïs

🇪🇸Spanish

acecinado

alimentar (ganado) con maíz

🇮🇹Italian

messo alle strette

nutrire (bestiame) con mais

🇵🇹Portuguese

encurralado

ração (gado) com milho

🇷🇺Russian

солонина

кормить (скот) кукурузой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोर्नेड

(मवेशियों को) मक्का खिलाएं

🇮🇳Tamil

சோளமாக்கப்பட்ட

சோளத்துடன் (கால்நடை) தீவனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మొక్కజొన్న

మొక్కజొన్నతో (పశువు) మేత

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉर्न केलेले

कॉर्न सह चारा (गुरे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

મકાઈ

મકાઈ સાથે ફીડ (પશુ).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಳದ

ಜೋಳದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮೇವು (ಜಾನುವಾರು).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാന്യമണികളും

ധാന്യം കൊണ്ട് തീറ്റ (കന്നുകാലികൾ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਕੀ

ਮੱਕੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਫੀਡ (ਪਸ਼ੂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مکئی

مکئی کے ساتھ (مویشیوں) کو کھانا کھلانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咸

用玉米喂(牛)

🇯🇵Japanese

角質の

（牛に）トウモロコシを与える

🇰🇷Korean

술취한

(소)에게 옥수수를 먹이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị dồn vào chân tường

cho (gia súc) ăn ngô

🇹🇭Thai

จนมุม

ให้อาหาร (วัว) ด้วยข้าวโพด

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkoreksi

pakan (sapi) dengan jagung

🇲🇾Malay

berjagung

memberi makan (lembu) dengan jagung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محفوظ

إطعام (الماشية) بالذرة

🇮🇷Persian

ذرت زده شده

خوراک (گاو) با ذرت

🇹🇷Turkish

konserve

(sığır) mısırla beslemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קורד

להאכיל (בקר) בתירס

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The primary meaning of 'corned' is 'feed (cattle) with corn'.

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