mutton
The meat of sheep used as foodThe meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
» Save me some of that mutton.
Lass mir was von dem Hammel übrig!
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
Schaffleisch, Hammel, Hammelfleisch
бара́нинаbaránina
бара́нинаbarányna
meat from a mature domestic sheep
(countable, uncountable)The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
(countable, historical, uncountable)An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A sheep.
(countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)A prostitute.
Examples
20 sentencesSave me some of that mutton.
deLass mir was von dem Hammel übrig!
Save some of that mutton for me.
deLass mir was von dem Hammel übrig!
When was the last time you ate mutton?
ruКогда ты в последний раз ела баранину?
I prefer mutton to beef.
deIch esse lieber Lamm als Rind.
He is a mutton-headed old mugwump.
Він старе пришелепкувате велике цабе.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin molFrom Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“ram, wether”). Doublet of mouton.
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Forms
plural: muttonsSynonyms
4 synonyms- meat from a mature domestic sheep:mouton
Word family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable