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beef olive

beef olive noun: thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.

Noun

beef olive (plural beef olives)

  1. Thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.

Forms of beef olive

pluralbeef olives

Origin of beef olive

Probably from the French alouette (“lark”), since the shape resembles a dish of stuffed larks; or possibly from the shape.

Questions about beef olive

What does beef olive mean?
Beef olive means thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.
What part of speech is beef olive?
Beef olive is a noun.
What is the plural of beef olive?
The plural of beef olive is beef olives.

Words near beef olive in the dictionary

  1. beef jerkies
  2. beef jerky
  3. beef mami
  4. beef measles
  5. beef mince
  6. beef olive
  7. beef olives
  8. beef on the hoof
  9. beef on weck
  10. beef on wecks
  11. beef out

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