jerked meat vs jerky

jerked meat and jerky both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jerked meat	Yes	No	No	No
jerky	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, jerked meat and jerky are synonyms defined as:

jerked meat and jerky: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

Other synonyms of jerked meat include jerk.

jerked meat (noun)	jerky (noun)
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun	meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

jerked meat (adjective)	jerky (adjective)
	having or revealing stupidity
	marked by abrupt transitions
	lacking a steady rhythm