Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short ribs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: short- ribs
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cut of beef from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck.

Inflected Forms

shortribs (alternative)

Phrases

English-cut

Frequently Paired Words

English-cut flanken

Questions

What does short ribs mean?: A cut of beef from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck.

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