Meanings
nounstar meat (uncountable)
- PhilippineshistoricaluncountableThe meat of rats used as food.
Before ending the story of my father as Secretary of Agriculture, the story of star meat must be told. My father's first big problem at the department was the rat invasion of Mindanao.
2007, Maria Lina Araneta Santiago, Araneta: A Love Affair with God and Country
Origin
Derived from rats spelled backwards.
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star meat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20meat
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“star meat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20meat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “star meat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20meat.
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