🇬🇧 English from 🇿🇦 Afrikaans Alle Woorde
meat
/miːt/
A1 noun Food & Drink
🇿🇦 Afrikaans: vleis
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

The flesh of animals that is used as food. Common types include beef, chicken, pork, and lamb.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Uncountable noun. Do not say 'a meat' or 'meats'. Say 'some meat', 'a piece of meat', or name the specific type: 'chicken', 'beef'. Common collocations: red meat, white meat, meat pie, deli meat.

Cultural Notes

The Sunday roast is a traditional British meal, typically featuring roast meat (beef, chicken, or lamb) with vegetables. A barbecue (or 'barbie' in Australia) is a social way of cooking meat outdoors, very popular in summer.

Example Sentences

The butcher sells lots of meat.

"The butcher sells lots of meat."

🇿🇦 "Die slagter verkoop baie vleis."

The meat is cooking.

"The meat is cooking."

🇿🇦 "Die vleis is besig om gaar te word."

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence is correct?
2. Which of these is a type of meat?

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