venison

Meaning

1. The meat of a deer.
2. The meat of an antelope.
3. (obsolete) The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically.

Synonyms

deer meat

deer

🦌

game

hunt

hunting

moose

🫎

shoot

shooting

venery

unsociable person

wild beast

game meat

Alces

chase

European elk

elk

Translations

venado

🦌

venaison

Wildbret

Reh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: venisoun

In summary

From Middle English venisoun, venesoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, venesoun, venesun (“meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt”), from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōnem (“hunt; meat from a hunt”), formed on vēnātus, perfect participle of vēnor (“I hunt”). Doublet of venatio and venation.