white meat

English

Noun

white meat (countable and uncountable, plural white meats)

1. The breast portion of poultry.
2. Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and in some uses, even pork.

Usage notes

As the definitions conflict, which animals are considered white meat is a matter of some dispute and differing usage.

Synonyms

• (breast of poultry): breast

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “breast portion of poultry”): dark meat
• (antonym(s) of “meats considered white”): red meat

Derived terms

• the other white meat

Translations

light-coloured meat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白肉 (zh) (báiròu)

• German: weißes Fleisch n, weisses Fleisch n (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
• Hebrew: בָּשָׂר לָבָן m (basár laván)
• Indonesian: daging putih
• Irish: bánbhia m
• Polish: białe mięso n
• Portuguese: carne branca (pt) f
• Romanian: carne albă (ro) f
• Russian: бе́лое мя́со (béloje mjáso)
• Spanish: carne blanca f
• Turkish: beyaz et (tr)
• Ukrainian: бі́ле м'я́со (uk) n (bíle mʺjáso)
• Yiddish: בייליק (beylik)

See also

• red wine
• white wine