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force·meat

(fôrs′mēt′)

Finely ground and highly spiced meat, fish, or poultry that is served alone or used in stuffing.

[force (alteration of farce) + meat.]

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forcemeat

(ˈfɔːsˌmiːt)

(Cookery) a mixture of chopped or minced ingredients used for stuffing. Also called: farce or farcemeat

[C17: from force (see farce) + meat]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

force•meat

(ˈfɔrsˌmit, ˈfoʊrs-)

n.

a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, used esp. as a stuffing.

[1680–90; force, variant of obsolete farce stuffing (see farce) + meat]

forcemeat

, farce - A highly seasoned mixture containing chopped meat, forcemeat is an alteration of farcemeat, "stuffing," and has a synonym—farce.

forcemeat

[ˈfɔːsmiːt] N (Culin) → relleno m de carne picada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forcemeat

[ˈfɔː^rsmiːt] n (British) → farce f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

forcemeat

n (Cook) → Fleischfüllung f, → Farce f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

forcemeat

[ˈfɔːsˌmiːt] n (Brit) (Culin) → ripieno

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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I had for breakfast more paprika, and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was "mamaliga", and egg-plant stuffed with forcemeat, a very excellent dish, which they call "impletata".

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In the 14th century, English adopted farce from French, retaining its original meaning of "stuffing of forcemeat." The comedic sense of farce in English dates back to the 16th century, when England imported a kind of knockabout comedy that was already well-established in France and Italy.

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It boasts a secret ingredient, what the French call a ''farce,'' but we call it forcemeat. It's what makes this chicken ridiculously moist and flavorful.