Filet

See also: filet

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French filet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈleː/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪle/ (regional, including western Germany)
• Rhymes: -eː

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Filet n (strong, genitive Filets, plural Filets)

1. (cooking) fillet
2. (fabric) fillet

Declension

Declension of Filet [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Filet	die	Filets
genitive	eines	des	Filets	der	Filets
dative	einem	dem	Filet	den	Filets
accusative	ein	das	Filet	die	Filets

Synonyms

• (pork, veal, beef): Lende, Lendenbraten
• zartes Lendenstück vom Schwein oder Rind (descriptive)
• (poultry): Bruststück vom Geflügel (descriptive)
• (fish): Fischstück ohne Gräten und Haut (descriptive)

Hyponyms

• Fischfilet
• Geflügelfilet
• Heringsfilet
• Hühnerbrustfilet
• Kalbsfilet
• Lachsfilet
• Lammfilet
• Rinderfilet
• Schollenfilet
• Schweinefilet
• Zanderfilet

 

Derived terms

• filetartig

Related terms

• Filetkopf, Filetkruste, Filetsteak, Filetstück

Further reading

• “Filet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Filet” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Filet” in Duden online
• Filet on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de