πηχτή — meaning in English

English meaning

• aspic noun A savoury jelly made from meat or fish stock.
• brawn noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.

Senses

πηχτή is used for these senses in English:

• aspic A meat or fish jelly.
• brawn (chiefly, British) Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.

aspic — full definition

1. noun A savoury jelly made from meat or fish stock.
2. noun A cold dish in which pieces of food are set inside a clear savoury jelly.
3. noun (old use) A small poisonous snake found in Egypt.
4. noun (historical) A small cannon that fired a two-pound cannonball.

brawn — full definition

1. noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
2. noun (British) A cold cooked dish made from pieces of meat from a pig or calf's head, set in jelly.

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