tournedos

/ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut.[…]’"
"He loves grilled chops, sole meunière, rare tournedos and fresh vegetables."

Borrowed from French tournedos, from tourner (“to turn”) + dos (“back”).

tournedos Rossini

tournedo

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How do you pronounce tournedos?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ/.

What does tournedos mean?

Filet mignon.

Where does tournedos come from?

It is traced to French.

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