Dictionary

meatloaf en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmiːt.ləʊf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmit.loʊf/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Compound of meat + loaf.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
   • For his meatloaf, he mixed the meat, eggs, chopped onion, breadcrumbs, tomato sauce and a can of beer according to the instructions, then diced in an apple he had lying around.
   • Meat Loaf.—Chop fine whatever cold meat you have, fat and lean together, add pepper, salt and finely chopped onion, two slices of bread which have been soaked in milk, and one egg mix well together and bake in form. This makes an admirable tea or breakfast dish. 1876, “Farm and Household. Selected Recipes.”, in The Grange Advance, Red Wing, Minn.:

Forms

Deriveds

meatloafy · beetloaf · meatless loaf

Relateds

Salisbury steak · poor man's steak

Translations (50)

ga builín feola (mixture of ground meat) · is kjöthleifur (mixture of ground meat) · ja ミートローフ (mixture of ground meat) · yi קלאָפּס (mixture of ground meat) · fr pain de viande (mixture of ground meat) · fi lihamureke (mixture of ground meat) · ota كوفته (mixture of ground meat) · tr dalyan köfte (mixture of ground meat) · es hogaza carnosa (mixture of ground meat) · ms roti daging (mixture of ground meat) · es hogaza cárnica (mixture of ground meat) · de faschierter Braten (mixture of ground meat) · ko 미트로프 (mixture of ground meat) · es pastel de carne (mixture of ground meat) · sv köttfärslimpa (mixture of ground meat) · es carne de molde (mixture of ground meat) · da farsbrød (mixture of ground meat) · bg руло Стефани (mixture of ground meat) · hu fasírt (mixture of ground meat) · eo viandopano (mixture of ground meat) · de Heuchelhase (mixture of ground meat) · de Wiegebraten (mixture of ground meat) · nn kjøtpudding (mixture of ground meat) · de Hackbraten (mixture of ground meat) · ca pastís de carn (mixture of ground meat) · pl pieczeń rzymska (mixture of ground meat) · it polpettone (mixture of ground meat) · lt zuikis (mixture of ground meat) · pt rolo de carne (mixture of ground meat) · fr rôti haché (mixture of ground meat) · gd buileann feòla (mixture of ground meat) · nl vleesbrood (mixture of ground meat) · dsb slěpa ryba (mixture of ground meat) · eo viandokuko (mixture of ground meat) · de falscher Hase (mixture of ground meat) · is svikinn héri (mixture of ground meat) · es pan de carne (mixture of ground meat) · cmn 烘肉捲 /烘肉卷 (mixture of ground meat) · da forloren hare (mixture of ground meat) · grc κάνδαυλος (mixture of ground meat) · cs sekaná (mixture of ground meat) · eo haketaĵpano (mixture of ground meat) · ru мясно́й руле́т (mixture of ground meat) · nl fricandon (mixture of ground meat) · es hogaza carnal (mixture of ground meat) · eo viandhaketaĵpano (mixture of ground meat) · nb kjøttpudding (mixture of ground meat) · sv köttgrotta (mixture of ground meat) · nl gehaktbrood (mixture of ground meat) · cy torth gig (mixture of ground meat)

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