choppings
Results of mincing
Choppings are pieces cut off by chopping, or the act of chopping itself.
The word appears in contexts involving food preparation, woodcutting, or any vigorous cutting action: The choppings from the onions covered the cutting board.
Less commonly, choppings can refer to repeated chopping motions: His choppings at the log grew more frantic.
Powdery timber waste
- shavingsThin strips removed
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- offcutsWaste from cutting materials
- trimmingsExtras that complete something
clippings · slivers · wood chips · filings · fragments · bits · pieces · kerf
Cutting into cubes
- mincingAffectedly delicate in manner
- slicingCutting into portions
- julienneCut into thin strips
- cubingRaising to third power
chiffonade · shredding · prep · knife work · cutting board · vegetables · herbs · garlic
Removed outer layers
- coresCentral essential parts
- stemsPlant's main axes
- endsTermini or concludes
- rindsTough outer coverings
husks · shells · scraps · green waste · mulch · organic matter · decomposition · food waste
sawdust
Powdery timber waste
trimmings · clippings · slivers · wood chips · filings · fragments · bits · pieces · kerf · debris
dicing
Cutting into cubes
cubing · chiffonade · shredding · prep · knife work · cutting board · vegetables · herbs · garlic · onions
peelings
Removed outer layers
rinds · husks · shells · scraps · green waste · mulch · organic matter · decomposition · food waste · biodegradable
- chopping blockSurface for cutting meat
- chopping upCutting into pieces
- chopping boardSurface for slicing food
- chopping vegetablesCutting food into pieces
- chopping it upTalking casually together
- wooden chopping boardsLumber surfaces for food prep