devon
See also: Devon
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛvən/
- Rhymes: -ɛvən
Noun
devon (plural devons)
- (Australia, Eastern Australia) A type of processed meat sausage.
- 1995, The Bulletin, Issues 5953-5959, page 23,
- Initial suspicions pointed at both food and water, narrowing down after a while to fritz (devon, as it is known in some states), a popular, bland, processed meat.
- 2008, H. G. Nelson, Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, page 216,
- Elsewhere the Roy Slaven signature range of smallgoods – marketed with the shout-out line, ‘Roy: still doing things with meat butchers only dream of!’ − has captured the imagination of an increasingly time-poor community looking for top-shelf short cuts in cuisine solutions. When I last looked, Roy had personally signed nearly 5.9 million salamis, chorizos and devon logs this year.
- 2009, Helen Greenwood, John Newton, Sydney 2010: More Than 450 Butchers, Bakers, Food Stores and Chocolate Makers, unnumbered page,
- One of our firm favourites both for the quality and the taste of Ricky Roessler′s smallgoods – and the sheer joy of shopping here. No devon or pastrami, though, just plenty of bratwurst: […] .
- 1995, The Bulletin, Issues 5953-5959, page 23,
Synonyms
- fritz
Anagrams
- doven
Czech
Noun
devon m
- Devonian (geological period)
Further reading
- devon in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- devon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Esperanto
Noun
devon
- accusative singular of devo
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də.vɔ̃/
Noun
devon m (plural devons)
- devon
Further reading
- “devon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.