precut

P3R1E1C3U1T1

verb

To cut in advance.

OriginEnglish cut ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbprecut (third-person singular simple present precuts, present participle precutting, simple past and past participle precut)

present singular third person precuts · participle present precutting

  1. transitiveTo cut in advance.

    Before the competition opened, inspectors were backstage opening pots, checking vegetable bags to make sure none had been precut […].

    2009 January 28, Elaine Sciolino, “With Cowbells and Oxtails, Culinary Olympics Begin”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishcut
  10. Englishprecut

From pre- + cut.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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