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mince Meaning in Spanish (mince significado en español)

verbpicar, andar con rodeos
nounpicadillo
Sinónimos:triturardesmenuzarmachacar
picar in English:mince
Phonetic:ˈpikar
Plural: minces
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de mince en español es picar, andar con rodeos, picadillo. (Cortar alimentos, especialmente carne, en trozos muy pequeños, a menudo usando una máquina picadora.)

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Mince visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (picar)
Visual representation of "mince"

Definitions of Mince

  1. 1
    verb
    picar

    To cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, often using a machine called a mincer.

    Cortar alimentos, especialmente carne, en trozos muy pequeños, a menudo usando una máquina picadora.

  2. 2
    verb
    andar con rodeos

    To use polite or indirect language to avoid offending someone or to avoid stating something directly, often used in the phrase 'not to mince words'.

    Usar un lenguaje educado o indirecto para evitar ofender a alguien o para evitar decir algo directamente, a menudo usado en la frase 'no andar con rodeos'.

  3. 3
    noun
    picadillo

    Meat that has been cut into very small pieces, often used in dishes like meatballs or pies.

    Carne cortada en trozos muy pequeños, a menudo utilizada en platos como albóndigas o pasteles.

Example Sentences

casual

“She decided to mince the lamb for the shepherd's pie.”

Decidió picar el cordero para el pastel de pastor.

casual

“Don't mince your words; just tell me what you really think.”

No andes con rodeos; solo dime lo que realmente piensas.

casual

“The recipe calls for finely minced garlic.”

La receta requiere ajo finamente picado.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

triturardesmenuzarmachacar

In English:

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

trocearcortar en pedazos grandes

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseminced
present participlemincing
agent nounmincer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

not to mince wordsidiom

To speak directly and frankly, without being polite or indirect.

mince piecollocation

A small pie containing mincemeat, typically eaten at Christmas.

mince meatcollocation

Finely chopped or ground meat.