Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The breast portion of poultry.

    weißes Fleisch, weisses Fleisch

    бе́лое мя́соbéloje mjáso

    бі́ле м'я́соbíle mʺjáso

    meat carved from the breast of a fowl

  2. (countable, uncountable)Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and pork in some uses.

  3. (countable, historical, uncountable)Dairy produce (occasionally including eggs).

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom eats nothing but white meat.

    Том їсть лише біле м'ясо.

    ruТом ничего не ест, кроме белого мяса.

    deTom isst nichts außer weißem Fleisch.

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  2. Tom only eats white meat.

    Том їсть лише біле м'ясо.

    ruТом ест лишь белое мясо.

    deTom isst nur weißes Fleisch.

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  3. Tom eats only white meat.

    Том їсть лише біле м'ясо.

    ruТом ест только белое мясо.

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  4. Do you prefer white meat or red meat?

    ruВы предпочитаете белое или красное мясо?

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  5. At that time, white bread and meat were considered a luxury.

    ruВ то время белый хлеб и мясо считались роскошью.

    deZu jener Zeit galten Weißbrot und Fleisch als Luxus.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
light-coloured meat:
Русский
By meaning 1
light-coloured meat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
light-coloured meat:

Origin

From Middle English whyte mete, wyttemet, equivalent to white + meat.

From Middle English whyte mete, wyttemet, equivalent to white + meat.

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Forms

plural: white meats
Singularwhite meat
Pluralwhite meats

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • meat carved from the breast of a fowl:breast

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
white meat — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto