WHITE MEAT


Meaning of WHITE MEAT in English

noun

Etymology: Middle English whit-mete, from whit white + mete meat

1. archaic : food (as butter or cheese) derived from milk : dairy products

2.

a.

(1) : a meat (as veal or pork) that is light in color especially when cooked — compare red meat

(2) : meat of those portions (as breast and wings) of a table fowl that are nearly white when cooked — compare dark meat

b. South : fat salt port : fatback

3. slang : actress

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.