tournedos

tour·ne·dos

 (to͝or′nə-dō′)

n. pl. tour·ne·dos (-dō′, -dōz′)

A fillet of beef cut from the tenderloin, often bound in bacon or suet for cooking.

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[French : tourner, to turn (from Old French; see turn) + dos, the back (from Latin dorsum).]

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tournedos

(ˈtʊənəˌdəʊ)

n, pl -dos (-ˌdəʊz)

(Cookery) a thick round steak of beef cut from the fillet or undercut of sirloin

[from French, from tourner to turn + dos back]

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tour•ne•dos

(ˈtʊər nɪˌdoʊ, ˌtʊər nɪˈdoʊ)

n., pl. -dos.

a small, thick beef fillet, served with a sauce and garnished.

[1920–25; < French, =tourne(r) to turn + dos back (< Latin dorsum)]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tournedos - thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin filet, fillet - a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

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Translations

tournedos

[ˈtʊənəˈdəʊ] N → turnedó m, tournedós m

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tournedos

n (Cook) → Tournedos nt

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