filetnoun [ C or U ]
US UK fillet uk/ˈfɪl.eɪ/us/fɪˈleɪ/a piece of meat or fish without bones:
chicken/cod filets
filet of beef
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Cuts of meat
- boneless
- braising steak
- brisket
- chop
- chuck steak
- chump chop
- flitch
- ground beef
- hamburger
- jerky
- loin
- mince
- nugget
- rib
- saddle
- schnitzel
- silverside
- sirloin (steak)
- spare ribs
- steak
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filetverb [ T ]
US UK fillet uk/ˈfɪl.eɪ/us/fɪˈleɪ/to cut a piece of meat or fish from the bones
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Preparing animals & fish for cooking
- bone
- boneless
- butcher
- butchery
- ceviche
- clean
- disembowel
- fillet
- gut
- joint
- pluck
- render
- render sth down
- rendering
- shuck
- skewer
- skin
- skinless
- tenderize
- truss