Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meatloaf

/ˈmit.loʊf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: meat-loaf
IPA: /ˈmit.loʊf/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For his meatloaf, he mixed the meat, eggs, chopped onion, breadcrumbs, tomato sauce and a can of beer according to the instructions, then diced in an apple he had lying around."
"Meat Loaf.—Chop fine whatever cold meat you have, fat and lean together, add pepper, salt and finely chopped onion, two slices of bread which have been soaked in milk, and one egg mix well together and bake in form. This makes an admirable tea or breakfast dish."

Etymology

Compound of meat + loaf.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmit.loʊf/
British English: /ˈmiːt.ləʊf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

meatloaves (plural) meat loaf (alternative)

Derived Forms

beetloaf meatloafy

Phrases

meatless loaf poor man's steak Salisbury steak

Frequently Paired Words

poor man's steak Salisbury steak

Synonyms

meat loaf

Questions

How do you pronounce meatloaf?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmit.loʊf/.
What does meatloaf mean?: A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
Where does meatloaf come from?: Compound of meat + loaf.

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