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Jerky

noun/dʒˈɜːki/
Definition
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
lacking a steady rhythm
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɜːki/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɜːki/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɜːki/
2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɜːki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounmeat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
adjectivelacking a steady rhythm
“an arrhythmic heartbeat”
adjectivemarked by abrupt transitions
“choppy prose”
adjectivehaving or revealing stupidity
“ridiculous anserine behavior”
Word Forms
arrhythmianounan abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
jerknounan abrupt spasmodic movement
jerkinessnounthe quality of being spasmodic and irregular
dopenounan ignorant or foolish person
foolishnessnounthe trait of acting stupidly or rashly
goosenouna man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ruckartig
Fleisch (insbesondere Rindfleisch), in Streifen geschnitten und in der Sonne getrocknet
🇫🇷French
saccadé
viande (surtout bœuf) coupée en lanières et séchée au soleil
🇪🇸Spanish
espasmódico
carne (especialmente ternera) cortada en tiras y secada al sol
🇮🇹Italian
a scatti
carne (soprattutto manzo) tagliata a listarelle ed essiccata al sole
🇳🇱Dutch
schokkerig
vlees (vooral rundvlees) in reepjes gesneden en in de zon gedroogd
🇵🇹Portuguese
carne seca
carne (especialmente bovina) cortada em tiras e seca ao sol
🇷🇺Russian
вяленый
мясо (особенно говядину), нарезанное соломкой и высушенное на солнце
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झटकेदार
मांस (विशेषकर गोमांस) को स्ट्रिप्स में काटकर धूप में सुखाया जाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
ঝাঁকুনি
মাংস (বিশেষ করে গরুর মাংস) স্ট্রিপে কাটা এবং রোদে শুকানো
🇮🇳Tamil
பதற்றமான
இறைச்சி (குறிப்பாக மாட்டிறைச்சி) கீற்றுகளாக வெட்டப்பட்டு வெயிலில் உலர்த்தப்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
కుదుపు
మాంసం (ముఖ్యంగా గొడ్డు మాంసం) కుట్లు కట్ మరియు ఎండలో ఎండబెట్టి
🇮🇳Marathi
धक्कादायक
मांस (विशेषतः गोमांस) पट्ट्यामध्ये कापून उन्हात वाळवले जाते
🇮🇳Gujarati
આંચકાવાળું
માંસ (ખાસ કરીને બીફ) સ્ટ્રીપ્સમાં કાપીને તડકામાં સૂકવવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜರ್ಕಿ
ಮಾಂಸವನ್ನು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗೋಮಾಂಸ) ಪಟ್ಟಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಬಿಸಿಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಣಗಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഞെട്ടിക്കുന്ന
മാംസം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ബീഫ്) സ്ട്രിപ്പുകളായി മുറിച്ച് വെയിലത്ത് ഉണക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝਟਕੇਦਾਰ
ਮੀਟ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਬੀਫ) ਨੂੰ ਪੱਟੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھٹکا دینے والا
گوشت (خاص طور پر گائے کا گوشت) سٹرپس میں کاٹ کر دھوپ میں خشک کیا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
肉干
肉(尤其是牛肉)切成条并在阳光下晒干
🇯🇵Japanese
ぎくしゃくした
肉(特に牛肉)を細長く切り、天日で乾燥させたもの
🇰🇷Korean
말린 고기
고기(특히 쇠고기)를 잘게 잘라서 햇볕에 말린 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giật cục
thịt (đặc biệt là thịt bò) cắt thành từng dải và phơi khô dưới nắng
🇹🇭Thai
กระตุก
เนื้อสัตว์ (โดยเฉพาะเนื้อวัว) หั่นเป็นเส้นแล้วตากแดดให้แห้ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
dendeng
daging (terutama daging sapi) dipotong-potong dan dijemur
🇵🇭Filipino
maalog
karne (lalo na ang karne ng baka) hiwa sa mga piraso at tuyo sa araw
🇲🇾Malay
tersentak
daging (terutama daging lembu) dipotong menjadi jalur dan dikeringkan di bawah sinar matahari
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متشنج
اللحوم (خاصة لحم البقر) مقطعة إلى شرائح وتجفف في الشمس
🇮🇷Persian
تند و تیز
گوشت (مخصوصا گوشت گاو) را به صورت نوار برش داده و در آفتاب خشک کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
sarsıntılı
şeritler halinde kesilmiş ve güneşte kurutulmuş et (özellikle sığır eti)
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִתנַדנֵד
בשר (בעיקר בקר) חתוך לרצועות ומיובש בשמש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'jerky'?
The primary meaning of 'jerky' is 'meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jerky' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'jerky' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'jerky' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'jerky' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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