Meanings
nouncorn beef (countable and uncountable, plural corn beefs)
plural corn beefs · alternative corn-beef · alternative cornbeef
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of corned beef.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of corned beef with regular deletion of -d before b. Compare ice cream and mash potato.
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APA
corn beef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20beef
MLA
“corn beef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20beef. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corn beef,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20beef.
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