noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈmɪnsˌmit/
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CMU ARPABET:M IH1 N S M IY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Minced meat, mince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A badly cut-up body or parts of a body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: by analogy
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Something or someone utterly destroyed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: concoction, mixture, intermixture
History
Etymology
An alteration of earlier minced meat; equivalent to mince + meat.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
百果餡 /百果馅
(bǎiguǒxiàn)
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Chinese Mandarin:
果餡 /果馅
(guǒxiàn)
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Finnish:
sekahedelmätäyte
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Irish:
mionra torthaí
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Korean:
민스미트
(minseumiteu)
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Polish:
mincemeat
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Scottish Gaelic:
mions
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Welsh:
briwffrwyth
— mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
Ancient Greek:
ἰσίκιον
(isíkion)
— minced meat
Ancient Greek:
περίκομμα
(períkomma)
— minced meat
Italian:
carne macinata
— minced meat
Latin:
minutal
— minced meat
Latin:
īsicium
— minced meat
Polish:
mięso mielone
— minced meat
Swedish:
köttfärs
— minced meat
Welsh:
briwgig
— minced meat
Irish:
ciolar chiot
— something or someone utterly destroyed
Polish:
cień
— something or someone utterly destroyed
Swedish:
slarvsylta
— something or someone utterly destroyed