Quorn
Pronunciation: /kwɔːn/
The English word “Quorn” has 2 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A famous fox hunt (one of the world's oldest, established in 1696) in Leicestershire.
- A mycoprotein-based food product used as a substitute for meat.
Etymology
Shortened from earlier Quorndon, from Old English cweorndun, from cweorn (“millstone; quern”) + dun (“hill”). The fox hunt, the meat substitute and the town in Australia are named after the village in Leicestershire.
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