terrine
Americannoun
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a casserole dish made of pottery.
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a paté or similar dish of chopped meat, game, fish, or vegetables baked in such a dish and served cold.
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a tureen.
noun
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an oval earthenware cooking dish with a tightly fitting lid used for pâtés, etc
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the food cooked or served in such a dish, esp pâté
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another word for tureen
Etymology
Origin of terrine
From French, dating back to 1700–10; see origin at tureen
Example Sentences
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This year, the New Year’s Eve tasting menu, which starts at $925 a person and features tuna tartare, foie gras terrine and ravioli, will be served across fewer courses than last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
Right now, Gravitas is offering 3 tableside items: hamachi and wagyu chef counter options, a chilled zucchini gazpacho, as well as an English pea tortellini with pork trotter terrine and parmesan pork brodo.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023
No other Chang restaurant serves pig terrine, for instance.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
Mr. Rocha might serve a simple pie, filled with pig’s head and potato, or a pork and apricot terrine or mussels in cider.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
The prix fixe dinner at Chez Panisse included a pork terrine and steamed wild salmon.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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