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- [muht-n]
- /ˈmʌt n/
- /ˈmʌt.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muht-n]
- /ˈmʌt n/
Definitions of mutton word
- noun mutton em (def 2). 1
- noun mutton The flesh of sheep, especially mature sheep, used as food. 1
- noun mutton meat of adult sheep 1
- uncountable noun mutton Mutton is meat from an adult sheep that is eaten as food. 0
- noun mutton the flesh of sheep, esp of mature sheep, used as food 0
- noun mutton the flesh of a sheep, esp. a grown sheep, used as food 0
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Origin of mutton
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English moton sheep < Old French < Celtic; compare MIr molt, Welsh mollt, Breton maout wether
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mutton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mutton popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mutton usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mutton
- what is mutton?
- what kind of meat is mutton?
- what does mutton mean?
- what is mutton made of?
- what is mutton meat?
- what is a mutton?
- what is a mutton chop?
- what are mutton chops?
- what is mutton busting?
- what is mutton chops?
- how to cook mutton?
- how to make mutton curry?
- how to make mutton biryani?
- how to make mutton kabab?
- how to make corned mutton?
See also
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