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luncheon meat

lunch·eon meat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [luhn-chuh n meet]
    • /ˈlʌn tʃən mit/
    • /ˈlʌn.tʃən miːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luhn-chuh n meet]
    • /ˈlʌn tʃən mit/

Definitions of luncheon meat words

  • noun luncheon meat any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads. 1
  • noun luncheon meat processed meat, spam 1
  • variable noun luncheon meat Luncheon meat is meat that you eat in a sandwich or salad, and that is usually cold and either sliced or formed into rolls. 0
  • variable noun luncheon meat Luncheon meat is a type of cooked meat that is often sold in tins. It is a mixture of pork and cereal. 0
  • noun luncheon meat a ground mixture of meat (often pork) and cereal, usually tinned 0
  • noun luncheon meat meat processed in loaves, sausages, etc. and ready to eat 0
See all 7 definitions of luncheon meat

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Origin of luncheon meat

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Luncheon meat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Luncheon meat

luncheon meat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

luncheon meat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for luncheon meat

noun luncheon meat

  • cold cuts — Cold cuts are thin slices of cooked meat which are served cold.
  • ham — the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
  • turkey — a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
  • bologna — Bologna is a type of large smoked sausage, usually made of beef, veal, or pork.
  • cold meat — a form of meat that has been cooked and allowed to become cold
All 7 Synonyms of luncheon meat

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