tournedos
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French tournedos, from tourner (“to turn”) + dos (“back”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tournedos (countable and uncountable, plural tournedos)
- Filet mignon.
- 1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 8, in Casino Royale, page 47:
- ‘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. […] ’
- 2007 January 19, Elaine Sciolino, “The French Know Where 007 Acquired His Savoir-Faire”, in New York Times[1]:
- He loves grilled chops, sole meunière, rare tournedos and fresh vegetables.
Synonyms
[edit]- tournedo (back-formed alternative singular)