Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corned beef

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: corned beef
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Smoke-cured and salted beef.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Beef conserved in tins (cans).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The chief officer of a prison.

British usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies."
"Steve and I raced for the building and began climbing the wall, before any of the screws knew what was happening. […] The Corned Beef came out first and initiated the ploy to get us down."

Etymology

From corn (“to preserve (meat) in coarse corns of salt”, verb); (chief officer): rhyming slang for chief.

Usage

Inflected Forms

corned beefs (plural) corn beef (alternative) corn-beef (alternative) cornbeef (alternative) corned-beef (alternative)

Derived Forms

cornsilog

Phrases

bully beef smoked meat salt beef

Frequently Paired Words

bully beef pastrami smoked meat salt beef

Synonyms

bully beef corn beef

Questions

What does corned beef mean?: Smoke-cured and salted beef.
Where does corned beef come from?: From corn (“to preserve (meat) in coarse corns of salt”, verb); (chief officer): rhyming slang for chief.

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