Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carvery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: carvery
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A restaurant specializing in roast meat, particularly roast beef and Sunday roasts.

noun

The station within a buffet where such food is served.

noun

A meal consisting of such food.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven English carve Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English carvery From carve + -ry.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

carveries (plural)

Phrases

roast beef Sunday roast

Frequently Paired Words

roast beef Sunday roast

Questions

What does carvery mean?: A restaurant specializing in roast meat, particularly roast beef and Sunday roasts.
Where does carvery come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven English carve Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English carvery From carve + -ry.

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