| abalone |
a large sea snail that has several shiny colors on the inside of its shell. Abalone are mollusks. People eat abalone meat and make decorations from the shells. |
| bacon |
salted and smoked meat taken from the back and side of the pig. |
| barbecue |
an outdoor party at which meat and vegetables are cooked over an open fire. [2/4 definitions] |
| beef |
meat from a cow or steer. [1/2 definitions] |
| board |
A flat piece of wood, cardboard, or other stiff material that people use for something can be called a board. Many games come with a board that you play on. Your parents might have a board for cutting vegetables or meat. [1/6 definitions] |
| bologna |
Bologna is something made of meat, spices, and salt. People often eat round slices of bologna in a sandwich. Bologna is really a big, fat sausage, but when we see it in a store, it is usually already cut into slices. |
| bread |
When you bread chicken or some other meat, you cover it completely with very small crumbs before you cook it. [1/2 definitions] |
| broth |
water in which meat, fish, grain, or vegetables have been boiled. Broth is often used as a base for soup. |
| brown |
When you brown meat or any food, it means that you cook the food until it becomes brown. [1/3 definitions] |
| burger |
a sandwich made with cooked ground beef that has been made into a flat, round shape, or the flat, round patty of ground meat itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| burrito |
a Mexican food made of a flour tortilla stuffed with meat, cheese, beans, and other foods. |
| butcher |
someone in the business of selling meat. [3 definitions] |
| carnivore |
A carnivore is an animal that eats the meat of other animals. |
| carnivorous |
When an animal is carnivorous, it means that they eat meat, or they eat only meat. |
| cattle |
large mammals raised on farms or ranches for their milk or meat. Female cattle are called cows. Male cattle are called steers or bulls. Young cattle are called calves. The ox and the yak are kinds of cattle. |
| chicken |
the meat of a chicken used for food. [1/3 definitions] |
| chili |
a dish like a thick soup made with red beans, ground meat, onion, and tomato sauce, and flavored with a spice made from chilies. [1/2 definitions] |
| cholesterol |
a white substance, found in the tissues of humans and animals, which acts to clean the bloodstream and surrounds certain nerves. Cholesterol is made in the body but can also be obtained from animal foods such as meat and cheese. |
| chop1 |
a thick slice of meat with a rib left in it. [1/4 definitions] |
| cleaver |
a heavy tool with a wide blade used especially by butchers for cutting meat. |
| cow1 |
A cow is the adult female of animals that are cattle. People often raise cows on a farm for their milk and sometimes for their meat. [1/2 definitions] |