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medium rare

medium rare adjective: cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.

Adjective

medium rare (not comparable)

  1. (particularly meats) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.

Questions about medium rare

What does medium rare mean?
Medium rare means cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.
What part of speech is medium rare?
Medium rare is an adjective.

Words near medium rare in the dictionary

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