mutton

CEFRB1

/ˈmʌt(ə)n/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The meat of an adult sheep.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A sheep.

Examples

  • When was the last time you ate mutton?

  • I prefer mutton to beef.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmʌʔn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.

  2. The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine.

  3. Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

More examples

In context

  • Mutton, eaten with caraway seed, is eaten as an aphrodisiac among Arabs.

  • This prejudice against goat mutton is founded upon ignorance rather than experience. The most ill-smelling “billy” of the worst possible type is made the standard of goat flesh for the whole goat family.

  • He's been a bit mutton in one ear for a long time; not due to my mother, but as a result of all the years spent working in a noisy car factory.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“ram, wether”). Doublet of mouton.