Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beef wellington

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: beef welling-ton
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fillet of beef tenderloin steak coated with pâté de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of beef Wellington.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The charges against Ms. Patterson stemmed from a lunch party nearly two years ago in the rural town of Leongatha, at which she cooked and served beef Wellington."
"Erin Patterson has told a court that the majority of the mushrooms in a beef wellington dish served in her Leongatha home came from a local supermarket, but says she also accepts the dish contained death caps."

Etymology

Named after an unknown person. There is no definite connection to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

Usage

Inflected Forms

beef Wellingtons (plural)

Phrases

beet Wellington chicken Wellington lamb Wellington pork Wellington salmon Wellington sausage Wellington

Frequently Paired Words

Wellington chateaubriand filet de bœuf en croûte

Synonyms

filet de boeuf en croute

Questions

What does beef wellington mean?: A fillet of beef tenderloin steak coated with pâté de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked.
Where does beef wellington come from?: Named after an unknown person. There is no definite connection to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

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