aspic
A meat or fish jellyA meat or fish jelly.
» This aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A meat or fish jelly.
savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
(countable, uncountable)A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
Sülze, Aspik
холоде́цxolodéc, заливно́еzalivnóje, сту́деньstúdenʹ
холоде́цьxolodécʹ
(countable, obsolete, poetic, uncountable)An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A light cannon firing a two-pound ball.
Examples
1 sentencesThis aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French aspic, from Latin aspis, and possibly influenced by French basilic (“Borrowed from French aspic, from Latin aspis, and possibly influenced by French basilic (“basilisk”). The culinary sense may come from association with the snake due to the traditional colors and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatin was often molded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.
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Forms
plural: aspicsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable