beef jerky

noun

Jerked meat of bovine origin.

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Meanings

nounbeef jerky (countable and uncountable, plural beef jerkies)

plural beef jerkies

  1. countableuncountableJerked meat of bovine origin.

Origin

From beef + jerky.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 牛肉干
  • 牛肉干 (niúròugān)Translations
French jerky
  • jerkyTranslations
Polish jerky
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APA

beef jerky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beef%20jerky

MLA

“beef jerky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beef%20jerky. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beef jerky,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beef%20jerky.

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