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Minced vs Chopped - What's the difference?

minced | chopped |

As verbs the difference between minced and chopped

is that minced is past tense of mince while chopped is past tense of chop.

As adjectives the difference between minced and chopped

is that minced is finely chopped while chopped is cut or diced into small pieces.

minced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mince)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • finely chopped
  • minutely subdivided

    • chopped

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cut or diced into small pieces.
  • * 2003 , Carla Emery, The Encyclopedia of Country Living , Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570613777, page 288:
    • Brown meat with chopped onions, chopped or ground garlic, chopped celery, and chopped bell pepper.
  • (chiefly, of meat) Ground, having been processed by grinding.
  • (automotive, slang) Having a vehicle's height reduced by horizontal trimming of the roofline.
  • * 1958 , Charles Beaumont and William F. Nolan, Omnibus of Speed: An Introduction to the World of Motor Sport , Putnam, page 183:
    • He later bought a '33 Ford coupe, chopped and channeled it and installed a Mercury engine.
  • (slang) High on drugs.
  • (slang) Fired]] from a job or cut from a team or training program; having [[get the chop, got the chop.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (chop)