How do you pronounce "tournedos"?

Pronounced //ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ//.

Tournedos

Q: What is a synonym for "tournedos"?

Common synonyms include: beef fillet dish, beef steak, beef tenderloin steak, fillet steak, tenderloin steak, tournedos dish.

/ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ/ noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Filet mignon. 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.[…]’"
2
thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin wordnet

Synonyms

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beef fillet dish beef steak beef tenderloin steak fillet steak tenderloin steak tournedos dish

Antonyms

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non beef dish plain steak plant based meal unadorned steak

Example

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"‘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.[…]’"

Etymology

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

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