FORCEMEAT


Meaning of FORCEMEAT in English

/ ˈfɔːsmiːt; NAmE ˈfɔːrs-/ noun

[ U ] a mixture of meat or vegetables cut into very small pieces, which is often placed inside a chicken, etc. before it is cooked to give it flavour

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from obsolete force to stuff , alteration (influenced by the verb force ) of farce , from French farcir to stuff, from Latin farcire .

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