nut roast
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dish consisting of nuts, grains, vegetable oils, broth or butter, and seasonings, usually formed into a firm loaf shape.
Example Sentences
- "It's a shame; not only are nuts quite ridiculously nutritious but, as anyone who's ever shelled out (sorry) for a tiny glass of pistachios in a pub will know, they're a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority. A request for recipe recommendations was met with a polite silence on Twitter: vegetarianism, apparently, has moved on a bit. You don't see Yotam Ottolenghi faffing about with nut roasts, do you? But I'm determined to revive the fortunes of this much-maligned classic. After all, Christmas isn't Christmas without a luxury nut selection."