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minced¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English mynced, ymynced, y-mynsed. By surface analysis, mince + -ed.

adjective more minced · most minced

  1. Finely chopped.
  2. Minutely subdivided.
  3. figuratively Weakened, extenuated.

minced²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of mince

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dainty, niminy-piminy, twee, prim, refined, chopped, pricked, shallot, scallion, collops, concassed, pulled, mashed, sliced, parsleyed, tartare

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adj finely chopped

Españolpicado, molido
Françaishaché, enhaché
Deutschgehackt, kleingehackt, kleingeschnitten, fein gehackt
Italianomacinato

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@misc{minced_2026,
  title = {minced},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minced},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}