noun
venison
VEH-nih-zuhn
Venison (noun) means the meat of a deer, or more broadly, meat from any wild game animal that was hunted rather than farmed. Example: “The restaurant served venison steak with a red wine sauce.”
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The meat of a deer, or more broadly, meat from any wild game animal that was hunted rather than farmed.
"The restaurant served venison steak with a red wine sauce."
"They shot a deer and had venison in the freezer for months."
"After shooting a deer, field dressing is the next step necessary for high quality venison."
How to use venison
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDeer meat, or by extension meat from other hunted wild game.
Common pairings
venison steak
venison sausage
venison stew
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- Plural
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman veneisoun ("meat of large hunted game"), from Latin vēnātiō ("hunting; meat from a hunt"), from vēnor ("to hunt").
Synonyms
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deer meat
deerflesh
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Rhymes for venison
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What does “venison” mean?
The word “venison” means the meat of a deer, or more broadly, meat from any wild game animal that was hunted rather than farmed. In plain terms, deer meat, or by extension meat from other hunted wild game.
How do you pronounce “venison”?
“Venison” is pronounced VEH-nih-zuhn (/ˈvɛ.nɪ.sən/ in IPA).
How do you use “venison” in a sentence?
Here is “venison” used in a sentence: “The restaurant served venison steak with a red wine sauce.”
What is another word for “venison”?
Words with a similar meaning to “venison” include deer meat and deerflesh.
What part of speech is “venison”?
“Venison” is a noun.
Where does the word “venison” come from?
The word “venison” comes from Latin. From Anglo-Norman veneisoun ("meat of large hunted game"), from Latin vēnātiō ("hunting; meat from a hunt"), from vēnor ("to hunt").
