minced

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adjective

Finely chopped.

OriginMiddle English mynced →
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Meanings

minced1

adjectiveminced (comparative more minced, superlative most minced)

comparative more minced · superlative most minced

  1. Finely chopped.
  2. Minutely subdivided.
  3. figurativelyWeakened, extenuated.

minced2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mince

Origin

minced · adjective

  1. Middle Englishmynced
  2. Englishminced

From Middle English mynced, ymynced, y-mynsed. By surface analysis, mince + -ed.

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minced · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Finnish jauhettu, hienonnettu
  • jauhettufinely chopped
  • hienonnettufinely chopped
French haché, enhaché
  • hachéfinely chopped
  • enhachéfinely chopped
German gehackt, kleingehackt
  • gehacktfinely chopped
  • kleingehacktfinely chopped
  • kleingeschnittenfinely chopped
  • fein gehacktfinely chopped
Italian macinato
  • macinatofinely chopped
Māori mōrohe
  • mōrohefinely chopped
Spanish picado, molido
  • picadofinely chopped
  • molidofinely chopped

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

minced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minced

MLA

“minced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minced.

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