fillet
Translation
fillet, boneless piece of meat or fish
Examples
I would like a fillet of salmon, please.
I would like a fillet of salmon, please.
He cooked a beef fillet for dinner.
He cooked a beef fillet for dinner.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the +)) fillet ((of sth.)) a piece of meat or fish with no bones. I ordered a fillet of salmon.
Similar Words
Synonyms: steak, cutlet, slice
Etymology
From Old French 'filet' (a little thread), diminutive of 'fil' (thread). The sense of a slice of meat comes from it being tied with a string.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'fillet' as a fine, thin piece of fish or meat, like a thread ('fil'). 'Filet' is a common variant spelling in the US.