fillet
To slice, bone or make into filletsTo slice, bone or make into fillets.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To slice, bone or make into fillets.
(transitive)To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.
abkehlen
- cut into filets
- decorate with a lace of geometric designs
Examples
13 sentencesI'll fillet the fish.
deIch werde den Fisch entgräten. — Yorwba
Now we have to flour the fillet.
deJetzt müssen wir das Filet mehlen. — Yorwba
I'm going to make a grilled fish fillet.
Broil the fillet for 8 to 12 minutes per side.
deGrille das Filet 8 bis 12 Minuten von jeder Seite. — Sprakify
You can only eat half of the fillet.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English filet, vylette, felet, filette, flette, from Old French filet, diminutFrom Middle English filet, vylette, felet, filette, flette, from Old French filet, diminutive of fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
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Forms
fillets, filleting, filleted, filletedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.