Meaning
minced meat
- meat chopped into very small pieces, used for burgers or sauce
- ground food product, especially coffee or grain, reduced to powder or small bits
In a sentence
Per il ragù ho comprato del macinato fresco.
For the meat sauce I bought some fresh minced meat.
Quanto macinato serve per quattro hamburger?
How much minced meat do we need for four hamburgers?
Oggi non uso macinato surgelato.
Today I'm not using frozen minced meat.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| macinato | masculine · singular |
| macinati | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often means minced meat in everyday use: comprare del macinato.
- With food names, specify type: macinato di manzo, di maiale.
- Uncountable in many contexts: un po' di macinato, not usually *un macinato* for meat.