jerky

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɝki/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
  2. adjective lacking a steady rhythm
  3. adjective marked by abrupt transitions

Etymology

From jerk + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

jerked meat, jerk

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
meat
Narrower (hyponyms)
biltong, beef jerky

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