What does "forcemeat" mean?

An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.

What is a synonym for "forcemeat"?

Common synonyms include: aspic, barbecue, boiled meat, bouilli, civet, dressing.

Forcemeat

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Noun

1
An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing. countable, uncountable
2
mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aspic barbecue boiled meat bouilli civet dressing

Etymology

From force + meat, the former element a variant of obsolete farce (“to stuff”) influenced by force, itself from French farcir (“to stuff”).

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