horsemeat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English horsemeat From horse + meat.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The meat from a horse.
In January 2013, supermarkets were hit by an extraordinary scandal as it emerged that foods made of processed 'beef' actually contained horsemeat.
2015, Ian Marcouse, Andrew Hammond, Nigel Watson, Edexcel Business A Level Year 1: Including AS:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horse meat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| horsemeats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (43)
da hestekød (horse meat) · nrf viande dé j'va (horse meat) · ru кони́на (horse meat) · ko 말고기 (horse meat) · ko 마육 (horse meat) · hu lóhús (horse meat) · fy hynstefleis (horse meat) · sk koňacina (horse meat) · uk кони́на (horse meat) · cs konina (horse meat) · ja 馬肉 (horse meat) · mt laħam taż-żiemel (horse meat) · is hrossakjöt (horse meat) · nn hestekjøtt (horse meat) · af perdevleis (horse meat) · pl konina (horse meat) · vo jevodamit (horse meat) · fr viande de cheval (horse meat) · de Pferdefleisch (horse meat) · nn hestekjøt (horse meat) · eo ĉevalaĵo (horse meat) · be кані́на (horse meat) · ca carn de cavall (horse meat) · ja 桜肉 (horse meat) · vi thịt ngựa (horse meat) · uk коня́тина (horse meat) · cmn 馬肉 /马肉 (horse meat) · pt carne de cavalo (horse meat) · sv hästkött (horse meat) · lt arkliena (horse meat) · ar لَحْم حِصَان (horse meat) · nl paardenvlees (horse meat) · es carne de caballo (horse meat) · sk konina (horse meat) · mn адууны мах (horse meat) · et hobuseliha (horse meat) · ga feoil chapaill (horse meat) · io kavalokarno (horse meat) · nb hestekjøtt (horse meat) · fi hevonen (horse meat) · vo jevodülamit (horse meat) · ht vyann chwal (horse meat) · fi hevosenliha (horse meat)