verb
dice
To cut food into small cubes.
She dices the carrots before adding them to the soup.
Etymology
French dé names a gaming die. Cutting food into dice gives the pieces the small cubic shape of the gaming objects, making the object-name a cutting verb.
More examples
- Dice the potatoes into small, even cubes.
- He adds diced mango to the salsa.
- Dicing the onions takes only a few minutes.
Forms
dice · dices · diced · dicing
dicer noun — A tool that cuts food into cubes.