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corn-fed

/ˈkɔːrn ˌfed/

Tradução: Adjetivo usado para descrever alguém ou algo como forte, saudável e substancial, geralmente sugerindo origem rural ou do Meio-Oeste americano.

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adjective

C1formalamerican/ˈkɔːrn ˌfed/

An adjective used to describe someone or something as robust, healthy, and wholesome, often with a rural or Midwestern connotation.

  • 🇵🇹Adjetivo usado para descrever alguém ou algo como forte, saudável e substancial, geralmente sugerindo origem rural ou do Meio-Oeste americano.
  1. Fed on corn B1 formal

    Describes an animal, typically livestock, that has been raised on a diet primarily consisting of corn.

    • The restaurant prides itself on serving corn-fed chicken.
    • Corn-fed beef is known for its marbling and flavor.
    • They prefer corn-fed pork for their traditional recipes.

    🇵🇹Alimentado com milho

    Antônimos: free-range

  2. Strong and healthy but not sophisticated B2 informal american

    Describes a person, often from a rural area, who is physically robust and healthy but may lack urban sophistication or polish.

    • He's a corn-fed farm boy with a good heart.
    • She has a corn-fed charm that is refreshingly honest.
    • The team is full of corn-fed athletes who work hard.

    🇵🇹Forte e saudável, mas simples

    Sinônimos: countrifiedcountry-bredhomespunroughhewnrusticunpolished

    Antônimos: cosmopolitanrefinedsophisticatedurban

  • more corn-fed comparative form
  • most corn-fed superlative form