Kilo Lingo

meat

/miːt/

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Translation

The soft part of an animal that people cook and eat as food.

Word origin

From Old English mete, which once meant food of any kind.

Origin
Old English
Root
mete

Examples

.

"Meat" is the part of an animal we eat.

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Here "meat" is the food she does not have.

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Here "meat" is being made ready to eat.

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This word is part of lesson 11.