B2nounfood
US/ˈmʌt.ən/
UK/ˈmʌt.ən/
the meat of an adult sheep, eaten as food
In context
We had a thick mutton stew with potatoes and carrots.
Mutton has a stronger taste than lamb and needs slow cooking.
Roast mutton was once the standard Sunday dinner in many English homes.
Words that go with mutton
adjective + noun
- roast muttonThe pub serves roast mutton with mint sauce.
- boiled muttonBoiled mutton was cheap food for poor families.
- tough muttonThe mutton was tough because it was cooked too fast.
noun + noun
- mutton stewHer grandmother made a delicious mutton stew.
- mutton curryMutton curry is popular at weddings in South Asia.
noun + preposition
- leg of muttonHe carved a leg of mutton for the whole family.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I ate a mutton.Correct: I ate some mutton.