corned beef
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++corned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/ noun [uncountable] 1. British EnglishDF beef that has been cooked and preserved in a can 罐装牛肉2. American EnglishDF beef that has been covered in salt water and spices to preserve it 腌牛肉,咸牛肉
Examples from the Corpus
corned beef• a corned beef sandwich• The tins of sardines, salmon and corned beef he pushed to one end of it.• I do canned corned beef hash too.• When bought directly from the cure, corned beef must be fully cooked.• Every ward leader throws his annual $ 25-a-head golf days, corned beef dinners, and picnics.• Nothing to eat but instant mashed potato, pickles and maybe corned beef if you are lucky.• Lunch Half of the 8-oz. tin of shoulder ham or corned beef left over from Monday.• The corned beef that we are familiar with is a cured beef which is then boiled and pressed before being canned.Origin corned beef (1600-1700) corn “to preserve with grains of salt” ((16-19 centuries)), from corn (noun)corned beef nounChinese
preserved Corpus beef and cooked that has been in
corned beef
corned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/
noun [uncountable]
2. American English beef that has been covered in salt water and spices to preserve it
corned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1600-1700
Origin: corn 'to preserve with grains of salt' (16-19 centuries), from corn (noun)
1. British English beef that has been cooked and preserved in a canOrigin: corn 'to preserve with grains of salt' (16-19 centuries), from corn (noun)
2. American English beef that has been covered in salt water and spices to preserve it