venison
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ven·i·son
(vĕn′ĭ-sən, -zən)n.
1. The flesh of a deer used as food.
2. Archaic The flesh of a game animal used as food.
[Middle English veneson, from Old French, from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōn-, hunting, from vēnātus, past participle of vēnārī, to hunt; see wen- in Indo-European roots.]
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venison
(ˈvɛnɪzən; -sən)n
1. (Cookery) the flesh of a deer, used as food
2. (Cookery) archaic the flesh of any game animal used for food
[C13: from Old French venaison, from Latin vēnātiō hunting, from vēnārī to hunt]
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ven•i•son
(ˈvɛn ə sən, -zən)n.
the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food.
[1250–1300; < Old French veneison, venaison < Latin vēnātiōnem a hunt; derivative of vēnā(rī) to hunt]
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Noun | 1. | venison - meat from a deer used as food game - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food |
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Translations
لَحْم الظَّبيلـَحْمُ الغَزَال
zvěřinasrnčí
dyrekøddyrekøds-
hirvenliha
meso divljači
szarvashús
hjartarkjöt
鹿肉
사슴 고기
elniena
brieža gaļa
srnčízverina
rådjurskött
เนื้อกวาง
thịt hươu
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
venison
n → Reh(fleisch) nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
venison
(ˈvenisn) noun the flesh of deer, used as food. We had roast venison for dinner; (also adjective) venison stew.
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venison
→ لـَحْمُ الغَزَال zvěřina dyrekød Rehfleisch κρέας ελαφιού venado hirvenliha venaison meso divljači carne di cervo 鹿肉 사슴 고기 hertenvlees vilt sarnina carne de cervo, carne de veado оленина rådjurskött เนื้อกวาง geyik eti thịt hươu 鹿肉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009