mutton
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mut·ton
(mŭt′n)n.
The flesh of fully grown sheep.
[Middle English, from Old French mouton, moton, from Medieval Latin multō, multōn-, of Celtic origin; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
mutton
(ˈmʌtən)n
1. (Cookery) the flesh of sheep, esp of mature sheep, used as food
2. (Clothing & Fashion) mutton dressed as lamb an older woman dressed up to look young
[C13 moton sheep, from Old French, from Medieval Latin multō, of Celtic origin; the term was adopted in printing to distinguish the pronunciation of em quad from en quad]
ˈmuttony adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
mut•ton1
(ˈmʌt n)n.
the flesh of a mature sheep, used as food.
[1250–1300; Middle English moton sheep < Old French < Celtic; compare Middle Irish molt, Welsh mollt, Breton maout wether]
mut′ton•y, adj.
mut•ton2
(ˈmʌt n)n. Print.
[1935–40; code term, coined to differentiate the pronunciation of em quad from en quad]
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| Noun | 1. |  mutton - meat from a mature domestic sheep domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food |
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Translations
skopovéskopové maso
fårekød
lampaanliha
ovčetina
birkahús
kindakjöt
マトン
양 고기
aviena
aitas/jēra gaļa
baranina
ovca
fårkött
เนื้อแกะ
thịt cừu
mutton
[ˈmʌtn]A. N → cordero m
a leg of mutton → una pierna de cordero
mutton dressed as lamb → vejestorio m emperifollado
a leg of mutton → una pierna de cordero
mutton dressed as lamb → vejestorio m emperifollado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mutton
[ˈmʌtən] n → mouton ma leg of mutton → un gigot de mouton
to be mutton dressed up as lamb (British) [woman] → s'habiller trop jeune pour son âge
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mutton
n → Hammel (→ fleisch nt) m; as dead as mutton → mausetot (inf); she’s mutton dressed (up) as lamb (inf) → sie macht auf jung (inf)
mutton
:muttonchops
pl (= whiskers) → Koteletten pl
muttonhead
n (fig inf) → Schafskopf m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mutton
[ˈmʌtn] n → carne f di montone, montone ma leg of mutton → un cosciotto di montone
mutton dressed as lamb (fig) una vecchia che vuol sembrare una giovincella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mutton
(ˈmatn) noun the flesh of sheep, used as food.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mutton
→ لَـحمُ الضَّأنِ skopové fårekød Hammelfleisch πρόβειο κρέας añojo, carne de oveja lampaanliha mouton ovčetina montone マトン 양 고기 schaap fårekjøtt baranina carne de carneiro баранина fårkött เนื้อแกะ koyun eti thịt cừu 羊肉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009