dice
n. C / U B1 Intermediate US //ˈdaɪs// UK //dˈaɪs// dice
n. small cubes of food that are all the same size. You make them by cutting vegetables or meat into tiny squares.
n. small, uniform cubes of food produced by cutting ingredients into equal-sized pieces. Often used to describe the result of a specific knife technique in culinary contexts.
Add the dice of carrots to the boiling soup.
The recipe requires a fine dice of onions to ensure they cook quickly and evenly in the sauce.
Achieving a perfectly uniform dice is a fundamental skill for any professional chef, as it ensures that every piece of vegetable reaches the same level of tenderness simultaneously.
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the collective result of cutting; countable when referring to individual pieces of food.