Mince — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

food chopped into small bits

make less severe or harsh

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪns/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪns/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɪns/.

Examples

a mince of mushrooms
He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
She minced down the street

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moderate soften

Parts of Speech

noun	food chopped into small bits “a mince of mushrooms”
verb	make less severe or harsh “He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears”
verb	walk daintily “She minced down the street”
verb	cut into small pieces “mince the garlic”

Word Forms

mince	verb	cut into small pieces
moderation	noun	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
mince	noun	food chopped into small bits
mincer	noun	a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hackfleisch

in kleine Stücke geschnittenes Essen

🇫🇷French

hacher

nourriture coupée en petits morceaux

🇪🇸Spanish

picar

comida cortada en trozos pequeños

🇮🇹Italian

tritare

cibo tagliato a pezzetti

🇳🇱Dutch

fijnhakken

voedsel in kleine stukjes gesneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

picar

comida cortada em pedaços pequenos

🇷🇺Russian

фарш

еда, нарезанная на мелкие кусочки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भरती

भोजन छोटे-छोटे टुकड़ों में कटा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

কিমা

খাবার ছোট ছোট টুকরো করে কাটা

🇮🇳Tamil

நறுக்கு

உணவு சிறிய துண்டுகளாக வெட்டப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మాంసఖండం

చిన్న ముక్కలుగా తరిగిన ఆహారం

🇮🇳Gujarati

છૂંદો કરવો

ખોરાક નાના ટુકડાઓમાં સમારેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಚ್ಚು ಮಾಂಸ

ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ಆಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശുചിയാക്കേണ്ടതുണ്ട്

ഭക്ഷണം ചെറിയ കഷണങ്ങളായി അരിഞ്ഞത്

🇵🇰Urdu

کیما

کھانے کو چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں کاٹا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剁碎

食物切成小块

🇯🇵Japanese

みじん切りにする

細かく刻んだ食べ物

🇰🇷Korean

잘게 썬 고기

작은 조각으로 잘린 음식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thịt băm

thức ăn được cắt thành từng miếng nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

สับ

อาหารสับเป็นชิ้นเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

cincang

makanan dipotong kecil-kecil

🇲🇾Malay

cincang

makanan dicincang kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرم

الطعام مقطع إلى قطع صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

گوشت چرخ کرده

غذای خرد شده به قطعات کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

kıyma

küçük parçalar halinde doğranmış yiyecekler

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַצֵץ

אוכל קצוץ לחתיכות קטנות

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The primary meaning of 'mince' is 'food chopped into small bits'.

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