Translation of "mince" - English-Spanish dictionary


verb uk /mɪns/ (present participle mincing, past tense and past participle minced)

to cut food into very small pieces in a machine

Mince the garlic and add it to the pan.
minced beef
minced onions
noun [ no plural ] uk /mɪns/ UK

meat, usually from a cow, that has been cut into very small pieces

carne picada

(Translation of “mince” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)


verb /mins/

to cut into small pieces or chop finely

Would you like me to mince the meat for you?

to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way

andar de manera amanerada, andar con pasos medios
He minced over to her.
mincer noun

a machine for mincing meat etc

máquina de picar carne, picadora de carne
Could you put the meat in the mincer?
mincing adjective

too dainty or prim

afectado, amanerado
He walked with little mincing steps.
mincingly adverb

de manera afectada
mincemeat noun

a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking mince-pies).

relleno de frutas
mince pie noun

a small round pie filled with mincemeat that is traditionally eaten at Christmas.

tartaleta de frutas

(Translation of “mince” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)