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tournedos

/ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ/

tournedos noun: filet mignon.

Noun

tournedos (countable and uncountable, plural tournedos)

  1. Filet mignon.
    • ‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut.[…]’1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 8, in Casino Royale, page 47
    • He loves grilled chops, sole meunière, rare tournedos and fresh vegetables.2007 January 19, Elaine Sciolino, “The French Know Where 007 Acquired His Savoir-Faire”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    tournedo

Synonyms of tournedos

Forms of tournedos

pluraltournedos

Origin of tournedos

Borrowed from French tournedos, from tourner (“to turn”) + dos (“back”).

Words formed from tournedos

Questions about tournedos

What does tournedos mean?
Tournedos means filet mignon.
What part of speech is tournedos?
Tournedos is a noun.
How do you pronounce tournedos?
Tournedos is pronounced /ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ/.
What is the plural of tournedos?
The plural of tournedos is tournedos.

Words near tournedos in the dictionary

  1. Tournapulls
  2. tournay
  3. tournays
  4. tourne
  5. tournedo
  6. tournedos
  7. tournedos Rossini
  8. Tournefortian
  9. tourneries
  10. tournery
  11. tournette

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