fragrant meat

/ˈfɹeɪɡɹ(ə)nt ˈmiːt/

//ˈfɹeɪɡɹ(ə)nt ˈmiːt// noun

"fragrant-meat" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fragrant meat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dog meat; the meat of a dog.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fragrant-meat · fragrant meat · English

fragrant meat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for fragrant meat
PropertyValue
Headwordfragrant meat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɹeɪɡɹ(ə)nt ˈmiːt/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fragrant meat” in English

fragrant meatranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fragrant meat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɹeɪɡɹ(ə)nt ˈmiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dog meat; the meat of a dog.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fragrant meat, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Chinese 香肉 (xiāngròu, “fragrant meat”). The correct English form is fragrant meat, spelled F-R-A-G-R-A-N-T- -M-E-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dog meat; the meat of a dog.

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 香肉 (xiāngròu, “fragrant meat”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fragrant meat"?
"fragrant meat" is spelled F-R-A-G-R-A-N-T- -M-E-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪɡɹ(ə)nt ˈmiːt/.
What does "fragrant meat" mean?
As a noun, "fragrant meat" means: Dog meat; the meat of a dog.
How do you pronounce "fragrant meat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragrant meat" is /ˈfɹeɪɡɹ(ə)nt ˈmiːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fragrant meat"?
Calque of Chinese 香肉 (xiāngròu, “fragrant meat”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list