Phrase guide

ground beef

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Beef that has been finely chopped; minced beef.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

beef that has been ground

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hamburger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beef, boeuf

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: աղացած միս (aġacʻac mis) — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Chinese Cantonese: 免治牛肉 (min5 zi6 ngau4 juk6) — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Danish: hakkekød — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Dutch: rundergehakt — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Estonian: hakkliha — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Finnish: naudan jauheliha — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • French: bœuf haché — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • German: Rinderhack — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • German: Rindermett — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Greek: κιμάς (kimás) — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Ancient Greek: περίκομμα (períkomma) — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Latin: minūtal — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Macedonian: плеска́вица (pleskávica) — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Maltese: pulpetta — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Māori: mīti nakunaku — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Māori: mīti kōnatunatu — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Māori: mīti mōrohe — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Māori: mītinaku — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Navajo: béégashii bitsįʼ yikʼánígíí — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Navajo: atsįʼ yikʼání — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Norwegian Bokmål: karbonadedeig — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøttdeig — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Plautdietsch: Klopsfleesch — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Polish: mielona wołowina — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Portuguese: carne moída — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Portuguese: hambúrguer — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Russian: фарш (farš) — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Spanish: carne molida — finely chopped beef — see also mince
  • Swedish: nötfärs — finely chopped beef — see also mince