white meat

noun

: meat that comes from the breast or other thick parts of a chicken, turkey, etc., and that is lighter in color than the other parts when cooked

also : meat (such as pork) that is lighter in color than beef when cooked

Examples of white meat in a Sentence

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Opt for chicken breast, white meat turkey, sirloin, or tenderloin. —Roxana Ehsani, Health, 10 July 2024

Given how quickly white meat cooks, neither skin, which protects the meat from drying out, nor bones, which significantly increase the cooking time, will improve the end result. —Olga Massov, Washington Post, 14 June 2024

Well seasoned, nicely roasted and quite moist, both dark and white meat, tender and flavorful. —Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024

The prison had brought Hancock the wrong last meal the night before, white meat from Kentucky Fried Chicken instead of dark. —Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024

Kids Definition

white meat

noun

: meat that comes from the breast or other thick parts of poultry and that is lighter in color than the other parts when cooked

also : meat (such as pork) that is lighter in color than beef when cooked