fillet
pronunciation
How to pronounce fillet in British English:
UK [ˈfɪlɪt]
How to pronounce fillet in American English:
US [fɪˈleɪ]
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- Noun:
- a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
- a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
- fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
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- Verb:
- decorate with a lace of geometric designs
- cut into filets
Word Origin
- fillet
- fillet: see file
- fillet (n.)
- early 14c., "little headband," from Old French filet "thread, filament; strip, ligament" (12c.), diminutive of fil "thread" (see file (v.1)). Sense of "cut of meat or fish" is from late 14c., apparently so called because it was prepared by being tied up with a string.
- fillet (v.)
- c. 1600, "to bind with a narrow band," from fillet (n.). Meaning "to cut in fillets" is from 1846. Related: Filleted; filleting.
Example
- 1. Inspection method of frozen angler fish fillet for export .
- 2. Do you know how to fillet your fish ?
- 3. Cut the fish fillet in chunks , marinate it with some salt and pepper .
- 4. Indicates a fillet weld . Increase height extension line will appear .
- 5. Stir-fry with grouper fillet and fig , season with some salt .