"salt beef" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salt beefs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English salt bef, salt beof, equivalent to salt + beef. Compare salt pork. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|salt bef}} Middle English salt bef, {{compound|en|salt|beef}} salt + beef Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} salt beef (countable and uncountable, plural salt beefs)
  1. Beef cured in salt. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meats Related terms: bully beef, corned beef Translations (beef cured in salt): 鹹牛肉 /咸牛肉 (xiánniúròu) (Chinese Mandarin), suolaliha (Finnish), naudan suolaliha (Finnish)

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