Phrase guide

carving knife

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a large knife used to carve cooked meat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: knife

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 砍肉刀 (kǎnròudāo) — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • German: Tranchiermesser — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • German: Vorlegemesser — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • German: Tranchierbesteck — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Greek: κρεατομάχαιρο (kreatomáchairo) — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Italian: coltello trinciante — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Japanese: 包丁 (hōchō) — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Norman: couté à viande — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Norwegian: forskjærskniv — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Polish: nóż do krojenia mięsa — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Russian: нож для нареза́ния мя́са (nož dlja narezánija mjása) — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Russian: большо́й нож мясника́ (bolʹšój nož mjasniká) — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Russian: сека́ч (sekáč) — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Swedish: förskärare — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Volapük: leneif — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Welsh: twca — a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
  • Italian: coltello da intaglio — a knife used to pare, cut and smooth wood
  • Swedish: slöjdkniv — a knife used to pare, cut and smooth wood