Explore Oxtail through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tail. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Oxtail meaning
- The tail of an ox or cow.
- A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.
Synonyms of Oxtail
Using Oxtail
- The main meaning on this page is: The tail of an ox or cow. | A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.
- Useful related words include: tail.
- In the example corpus, oxtail often appears in combinations such as: oxtail and, and oxtail, like oxtail.
Context around Oxtail
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oxtail
- In this selection, "oxtail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, add, beef, goat, curry, marmalade and shepherd stand out and add context to how "oxtail" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include curried goat oxtail ackee and and egg and oxtail marmalade served. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oxtail" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oxtail
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But could she add oxtail gravy to that? (8 words)
Items from the lunch menu include oxtail cavatelli, salmon escovitch and chocolate rum cake. (14 words)
Taste of the Islands serves Jamaican dishes like beef oxtail and jerk chicken in Charleston. (15 words)
Though they have offerings of everything from local honey, fresh bacon to the harder to find options like oxtail and pigs feet, Lohneis says what they are most well known for is the wide variety of sausages on offer. (39 words)
Cuerdo remembers eating her grandmother’s kare-kare – a peanut butter-based stew with tripe, oxtail and vegetables – and reaching for fried pork egg rolls as a teenager growing up in Orange County. (33 words)
Regarded as being at the forefront of a 90's British food revival, a spiky-haired Rhodes became well known for encouraging Brits to eat national classics like faggots and oxtail. (31 words)
But could she add oxtail gravy to that? (8 words)
Example sentences (16)
Blue Ribbon Brasserie’s “oxburger”: an eight-ounce chuck-brisket blend with a fried egg and oxtail marmalade, served on a toasted challah bun.
Chef Mason Leverett’s oxtail shepherd’s pie is a comforting, Southern spin on a dish that originated in the United Kingdom.
But could she add oxtail gravy to that?
Taste of the Islands serves Jamaican dishes like beef oxtail and jerk chicken in Charleston.
This spot offers a mix of soul and Caribbean dishes, with Jamaican favorites like oxtail, curry goat, and jerk pork.
Green-curry shrimp with potatoes, and oxtail with peppers, are two of the standout Caribbean patties from Rashida Holmes, who’s also serving hand-rolled roti.
Microwaves are best for preparing your favourite small-volume winter meals, while slow cookers and electrical pressure cookers are the best option for stews or oxtail.
Though they have offerings of everything from local honey, fresh bacon to the harder to find options like oxtail and pigs feet, Lohneis says what they are most well known for is the wide variety of sausages on offer.
At Caribbean Delight, fan favorites range from oxtail, curry chicken, saltfish and other specialities from the couple's native home in southeastern Jamaica.
Jamaican cuisine like jerk meats, stewed peas, curried goat, oxtail, ackee and codfish, and even mannish water also resisted foreign influence, and has grown in global popularity.
Just a half-year in, many dishes already feel like time-honored classics — oxtail "Italian beef" and chicken liver mousse most of all.
On the menu, look for grilled chorizo, crispy paprika chickpeas, steamed mussels, braised oxtail and more.
Regarded as being at the forefront of a 90's British food revival, a spiky-haired Rhodes became well known for encouraging Brits to eat national classics like faggots and oxtail.
Cuerdo remembers eating her grandmother’s kare-kare – a peanut butter-based stew with tripe, oxtail and vegetables – and reaching for fried pork egg rolls as a teenager growing up in Orange County.
Items from the lunch menu include oxtail cavatelli, salmon escovitch and chocolate rum cake.
There was a soup of Japanese Oxtail and bokhoy, and a salad of jelly fish with cucumbers and coriander.
Common combinations with oxtail
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: