roastbeef

English · Français · Deutsch

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

roastbeef^¹

noun roastbeefs

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of roast beef It began one day with a series of morning calls from Shovel, who suddenly popped his head over the top of the door (he was standing on the handle), roared "Roastbeef!" in the manner of a railway porter announcing the name of a station, and then at once withdrew.

Roastbeef^²

proper noun

derogatory, uncommon Generic term for any British soldier used by the French.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"roastbeef." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roastbeef. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

roastbeef. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roastbeef

Chicago

"roastbeef." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roastbeef.

BibTeX

@misc{roastbeef_2026,
  title = {roastbeef},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roastbeef},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}