meat loaf

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meat loaf

A family slices into a warm meat loaf at the dinner table.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A baked dish made from ground meat: "meat loaf" refers to a specific food item consisting of ground meat (typically beef, pork, veal, or a combination) that is mixed with other ingredients, shaped into a loaf, and baked.
Usage
  • "Meat loaf" is used as a singular, countable noun to describe the prepared dish.
  • It is commonly served as a main course, often sliced.
  • Example:
Examples
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used metaphorically to describe something dense, substantial, or mixed from various components, though this is informal.
    • That new policy is a real meat loaf of conflicting ideas.
  • It can appear in compound adjectives describing the dish.
    • A meat-loaf dinner is a classic comfort food.
Variants and Related Words
  • Meatloaf (noun): A common alternative spelling, written as one word.
  • Loaf (noun): A shaped mass of bread or other food. In "meat loaf," it refers to the shape.
  • Ground meat (noun phrase): The primary ingredient.
Synonyms
  • Paté (noun): A seasoned ground meat mixture, though typically finer in texture and served cold or at room temperature.
  • Terrine (noun): A French dish similar to a meat loaf, often cooked in a pottery container and served cold.
Related Phrases
  • Meat loaf pan (noun phrase): A specific kitchen pan, often with perforations, designed for baking meat loaf.
  • Meat loaf sandwich (noun phrase): A sandwich made with sliced meat loaf as the filling.
meat loaf

A family slices into a warm meat loaf at the dinner table.

Noun
  1. a baked loaf of ground meat

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