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venison en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈvɛn.zən/ (obsolete)
  • /ˈvɛ.nɪ.sən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɛ.nɪ.sən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English venisoun, venesoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, venesoun, venesun (“meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt”), from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōnem (“hunt; meat from a hunt”), formed on vēnātus, perfect participle of vēnor (“to hunt”). Doublet of venatio and venation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The meat of a deer, especially one that was hunted in its own natural habitat.
    • After shooting a deer, field dressing is the next step necessary for high quality venison.
  2. (South-Africa, countable, uncountable) The meat of an antelope.
    • 2007, Gregory Simon Bull, Marketing fresh venison in the Eastern Cape Province using a niche marketing strategy (thesis), page xcix
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically.

Forms

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Deriveds

venisonburger · venisonlike

Synonyms

deerflesh · deer meat

Translations (74)

alt ак-кийиктиҥ эди (the meat of a deer) · sl divjačina (the meat of a deer) · fi peura (the meat of a deer) · bg еленово месо (the meat of a deer) · th เนื้อกวาง (the meat of a deer) · sv hjortkött (the meat of a deer) · lt elniena (the meat of a deer) · ain ユㇰハル (the meat of a deer) · hy եղջերվամիս (the meat of a deer) · ga oiseoil (the meat of a deer) · fr venaison (the meat of a deer) · ka ირმის ხორცი (the meat of a deer) · it carne di cervo (the meat of a deer) · cy cig carw (the meat of a deer) · es carne de ciervo (the meat of a deer) · fi hirvi (the meat of a deer) · eu oreinki (the meat of a deer) · srn diameti (the meat of a deer) · de Wildfleisch (the meat of a deer) · de Rehfleisch (the meat of a deer) · fi hirvenliha (the meat of a deer) · ko 사슴 고기 (the meat of a deer) · es carne de venado (the meat of a deer) · tr geyik eti (the meat of a deer) · yue 鹿肉 (the meat of a deer) · vo stägamit (the meat of a deer) · he בְּשַׂר צְבִי (the meat of a deer) · pdt Herschfleesch (the meat of a deer) · fr viande de biche (the meat of a deer) · hy եղնիկի միս (the meat of a deer) · ja 鹿肉 (the meat of a deer) · no rådyrkjøtt (the meat of a deer) · fr gibier (the meat of a deer) · ar لَحْم الْأَيِّل (the meat of a deer) · cst ṭoot (the meat of a deer) · cs zvěřina (the meat of a deer) · eo cervaĵo (the meat of a deer) · tl karning-usa (the meat of a deer) · da hjortekød (the meat of a deer) · hu szarvashús (the meat of a deer) · ro carne de vânat (the meat of a deer) · it cacciagione (the meat of a deer) · dsb źiwinowe měso (the meat of a deer) · ru олени́на (the meat of a deer) · lmw ṣúkki (the meat of a deer) · et hirveliha (the meat of a deer) · ga fiafheoil (the meat of a deer) · de Wildbret (the meat of a deer) · sw nyama ya kulungu (the meat of a deer) · pt carne de cervo (the meat of a deer) · el ελάφι (the meat of a deer) · fi kauris (the meat of a deer) · ms daging rusa (the meat of a deer) · wao k'éšu (the meat of a deer) · oj waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas (the meat of a deer) · ast venáu (the meat of a deer) · mi mīti tia (the meat of a deer) · vi thịt nai (the meat of a deer) · mk срнешко (the meat of a deer) · ca carn de cérvol (the meat of a deer) · id daging rusa (the meat of a deer) · pl sarnina (the meat of a deer) · zza gostê kosbes (the meat of a deer) · gd sitheann (the meat of a deer) · ko 녹육 (the meat of a deer) · ky бугу эти (the meat of a deer) · abe nolkaiia (the meat of a deer) · ro vânat (the meat of a deer) · ro carne de căprioară (the meat of a deer) · kk бұғы еті (the meat of a deer) · cmn 鹿肉 (the meat of a deer) · la ferīna (the meat of a deer) · fi peuranliha (the meat of a deer) · fi kauriinliha (the meat of a deer)