terrine
noun /teˈriːn/
/teˈriːn/
[uncountable, countable]- a soft mixture of meat or fish, etc. cut into small pieces, pressed into a container and served cold, especially in slices as the first course of a mealTopics Foodc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTerrine is used before these nouns:
- mould
Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting a tureen): from French, literally ‘large earthenware pot’, from terrin ‘earthen’. Compare with tureen.