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! — Yorwba
Save some of that mutton for me.
deLass mir was von dem Hammel übrig! — Yorwba
When was the last time you ate mutton?
ruКогда ты в последний раз ела баранину? — Wezel
I prefer mutton to beef.
deIch esse lieber Lamm als Rind. — Tamy
He is a mutton-headed old mugwump.
Він старе пришелепкувате велике цабе. — deniko
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