Deveining

/dɪˈveɪnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The process of removing veins from something, such as shrimp or leafy vegetables, usually with a small knife or tool.

Etymology

From de- (prefix meaning to remove) + vein (from Latin vena meaning blood vessel). The term emerged in culinary contexts in the 20th century as cooking techniques became more standardized and refined.

Kelly Says

Shrimp deveining became a household task largely because of the dark vein running down their backs—which is actually their digestive tract, not a blood vessel—but Victorian-era cooks thought removing it was essential for fine dining, and the habit stuck!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳት ውስጥ እንዳለው
in-si-sat wus-tit in-da-lew
ARالعربية
إزالة الأمعاء
i-z-a-lah al-a-ma-a
BNবাংলা
আভ্যন্তরীণ অঙ্গগুলি সরানো
a-bhyan-tari-n on-gu-li so-ra-no
CACatalà
eliminar les vèines
e-li-mi-nar les ve-ines
CSČeština
odstranění žil
od-stran-e-ní žil
DADansk
fjerne indre organer
fer-ne in-dre or-gan-er
DEDeutsch
Entfernen der Eingeweide
ent-fer-nen der ein-ge-wei-de
ELΕλληνικά
αφαίρεση των σιεμών
a-f-a-i-re-si ton si-e-mon
ESEspañol
desvenar
des-ve-nar
FAفارسی
برداشتن وریدها
bardashtan var-id-ha
FISuomi
poistaa sisäelimet
poi-staa sisä-eli-met
FRFrançais
désépiner
de-se-pi-ner
GUGU
અંદરની અંગો કાઢો
an-dar-ni an-go kaa-do
HAHA
tashi ruwa
ta-shi ru-wa
HEעברית
הסרת כלי דם
ha-se-rat kli d-am
HIहिन्दी
अंदरूनी अंगों को निकालना
an-der-oo-ni an-gon ko ni-kaal-na
HUMagyar
belső szervek eltávolítása
belső szer-vek el-tá-vo-li-tsa
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan isi
men-ghi-la-kan i-si
IGIG
kpachị ọnọ
kap-chi on-o
ITItaliano
svuotare le vene
svuota-re le ve-ne
JA日本語
内臓を取り除く
nai-zou wo toru-keru
KKKK
ішін бөліктерді алу
i-shin bo-lik-ter-di a-lu
KMKM
ប្រលាញ់ ផ្អាង
bra-laanh ph'a-a-ng
KO한국어
내장 제거
nae-jang je-geo
MRMR
आंतरिक अंगे काढून टाका
an-ta-rik an-ge kaa-dho-on ta-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
buang isi
bu-ang i-si
MYမြန်မာ
အစိတ်အပိုင်းများကိုဖယ်
a-si-et a-po-ng-ma-yo ko fai
NLNederlands
inwendige organen verwijderen
in-we-ren-de or-gan-en ver-wij-de-ren
NONorsk
fjerne indre organer
fer-ne in-dre or-gan-er
PAPA
ਅੰਦਰਲੇ ਅੰਗ Hera
an-dar-le an-g he-ra
PLPolski
usuwanie żył
u-su-wa-nie ży-ł
PTPortuguês
desvenar
des-ve-nar
RORomână
îndepărtarea venelor
in-de-pa-ra-rea ve-no-lor
RUРусский
удаление внутренностей
udalenie vnutri-nos-te-i
SVSvenska
ta bort inre organer
ta bort in-re or-gan-er
SWKiswahili
kuondoa mishipa
koo-on-doa mi-shi-pa
TAதமிழ்
உள் உறுப்புகளை அகற்று
ul ur-upp-ugalai a-kku-tru
TEతెలుగు
అంతర్గత అవయవాలను తీయడం
an-tar-gata a-vay-va-la-nu tee-ya-dam
THไทย
เอาไส้
ao sai
TLTL
alis ng laman
a-lis ng la-man
TRTürkçe
iç organları çıkarmak
iç or-gan-ları çık-ar-mak
UKУкраїнська
видалення внутрішніх органів
vi-da-len-nya vnu-tri-sh-nyh or-gan-iv
URاردو
اندھوں کو نکالنا
an-dhon ko ni-kaal-na
VITiếng Việt
lấy ruột ra
lay ru-ot ra
YOYO
ṣeṣe ẹlẹ
she-she e-le
ZH中文
去内脏
qù nèi zàng
ZUZU
ukusisa izilwane
u-ku-si-sa i-zi-lwa-ne

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