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minceto cut food into very small pieces

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to cut food into very small pieces

Pronunciation (IPA): /mɪns/

Korean meaning: 음식을 아주 잘게 썰다, 다지다

Korean pronunciation: **민**스

Example Sentences

  • The recipe says to mince three cloves of garlic, but I accidentally minced my finger instead!
  • He doesn't mince words when giving feedback to his students.
  • The poodle minced around the dog park like it owned the place.

mince

VERB

//mɪns//

to cut food into very small pieces

mince concept
💡 Concept

The chef carefully minces the onion into tiny uniform pieces

mince rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The prince tries to mince, but can only wince!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/mɪns/
🇬🇧 UK/mɪns/

🌳Etymology

Rootmince

Origin

From Old French 'mincier,' derived from Latin 'minutia' meaning 'smallness' or 'trifles.' The word entered English in the 14th century with the sense of cutting into small pieces.

🎵Rhyme

princesincewince
prince
since
wince

🔗Collocations

mince garlic
minced meat
don't mince words
mince onions
finely minced

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The recipe says to mince three cloves of garlic, but I accidentally minced my finger instead!

He doesn't mince words when giving feedback to his students.

😄 Fun example

The poodle minced around the dog park like it owned the place.

Fresh mince is better than frozen for making meatballs.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

chopdicecut finelygrind

Antonyms

chunkslice thickly

Related

grindchopdiceslicebutcher

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