corned

American  

[kawrnd] / kɔrnd /

adjective

1. marinated in brine, often containing garlic, peppercorns, cloves, etc.; preserved or cured with salt.

   Fish or corned meat was a common menu item for Byzantine households of the 13th century.

   I have a great recipe that features corned cabbage.

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corned British  

/ kɔːnd /

adjective

1. (esp of beef) cooked and then preserved or pickled in salt or brine, now often canned

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Other Word Forms

• uncorned adjective

Etymology

Origin of corned

First recorded in 1570–80; corn ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It wants the public sector and businesses to commit to deforestation-free supply chains by 2028 and an outright ban on corned beef from Brazil.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

“We would do corned beef tacos over there,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

For an article on deli sandwiches, she collected 104 corned beef and pastrami samples in one day to evaluate the meat and sandwich-building techniques.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Start brining your homemade corned beef so it’s ready for St. Patrick’s Day this Friday.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

“There’s corned beef so you can make sandwiches for lunch,” Aunty Uju had said, as though those words were perfectly normal and did not require a humorous preamble about how Americans ate bread for lunch.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie