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German word
Fleisch
Pronunciation
IPA/flaɪ̯ʃ/
Meaning
- neuter nounmeat
Example
Der Geruch des Fleisches ist stark.
The meat has a strong smell.
More examples
Am Wochenende kaufen wir Fleisch beim Metzger.
At the weekend, we buy meat from the butcher.
Core concept
A piece of animal muscle and fat becomes food when cut from the body, while the same living tissue is flesh on a body.
Common phrases
gegrilltes Fleisch
grilled meat
rotes Fleisch
red meat
Fleisch kaufen
buy meat
Similar words
Rindfleisch: Edible muscle and fat taken from cattle.
Schweinefleisch: Edible muscle and fat taken from pigs.
Hühnerfleisch: Edible muscle taken from chickens.
Hackfleisch: Meat finely chopped or ground for cooking.
Definition in German
Fleisch — das essbare Muskel- und Fettgewebe von Tieren; im Alltag ein Sammelbegriff für verschiedene Fleischarten und meist nicht zählbar.
Word origin
Fleisch continues Old High German fleisc and Middle High German vleisch, an inherited Germanic word related to English flesh and Dutch vlees.
Usage tips
- Fleisch is neuter, so the definite article is das; its genitive singular is des Fleisches.
Other meanings
- fleshnoun
Opposites
- Gemüsevegetablesnoun
Related words
- Fleischerbutchernoun
- Fleischereibutcher shopnoun
- Fleischthekemeat counternoun