corned

American

[kawrnd] / kɔrnd /

adjective

marinated in brine, often containing garlic, peppercorns, cloves, etc.; preserved or cured with salt.

Fish or corned meat was a common menu item for Byzantine households of the 13th century.
I have a great recipe that features corned cabbage.

corned British

/ kɔːnd /

adjective

(esp of beef) cooked and then preserved or pickled in salt or brine, now often canned

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Other Word Forms

uncorned

adjective

Etymology

Origin of corned

First recorded in 1570–80; corn ¹ + -ed ²

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corned

The corned beef sandwich is one of my personal favorites; it has a certain nostalgia for me.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024

People were stealing "absolutely anything" including "tins of spam, tins of corned beef, all the fresh meat", Ms Whitehead told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024

I might have a corned beef sandwich at one of the deli spots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

On the menu will be corned beef and cabbage and green cookies shaped like shamrocks.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

He came over and slipped a tin of corned beef into her basket and then hurried away as if he had done nothing.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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