tournedos

tour·ne·dos

T0290700 (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).]

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]

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

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