minced meat—meat cut or chopped into small pieces:
- The first mouthful brought the tears trickling down my cheeks. It was red pepper, stuffed with minced meat.
mincemeat—
1. a mixture of currants, raisins, sugar, apples, candied peel, etc. used in pies:
- My wife makes her own mincemeat and her own plum-puddings.
2. (U.S.) = minced meat:
- Mincemeat often contains raw animal suet, so always store any uncooked mincemeat in the fridge and don’t be tempted to taste it before cooking.