venison

[ven-uh-suhn, -zuhn]

noun

1. the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food.

venison

/ ˈvɛnɪzən, -sən /

noun

1. the flesh of a deer, used as food

2. archaic,  the flesh of any game animal used for food

Word History and Origins

Origin of venison¹

1250–1300; Middle English ven ( a ) ison < Old French veneison, venaison < Latin vēnātiōn (stem of vēnātiō hunting), equivalent to vēnāt ( us ) ( venatic ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of venison¹

C13: from Old French venaison, from Latin vēnātiō hunting, from vēnārī to hunt

Example Sentences

It’s stepped in as a supporting player in main-course recipes, too, featuring duck, chicken, pork or venison.

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Back before California was settled by Europeans and others, the Miwok and Nisenan subsisted on a hunter-gatherer diet of acorns, venison, salmon, pine nuts, elderberries, and other berries and plants.

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Frank storms in and yells at them for eating the venison he hunted.

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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland used cage-type traps baited with venison and quail - a small game bird - to capture the cats.

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Pork, beef, lamb, mutton, goat, venison and any other products made from these meats - such as sausages - from the EU have been banned.

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