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Meaning of dog meat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Meat from a dog eaten as food.
    uncountable
  2. Meat prepared to be given to a dog as food.
    uncountable
  3. Synonym of dead meat (“someone in danger of being killed or severely punished”).
    slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Hundefleisch
Suomi koira
Français viande de chien
Italiano carne di cane
日本語 狗肉
한국어 개고기 단고기
Nederlands hondenvlees
Svenska hundkött
Tiếng Việt thịt chó

Examples

“We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time.”
“That's a tin of dog meat, as well, really, er, served in the traditional manner, chopped up into a big bowl that says "DOG" on the side.”
“Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog meat now!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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