ballottine

American

[bal-uh-teen, bal-uh-teen, ba-law-teen] / ˈbæl əˌtin, ˌbæl əˈtin, ba lɔˈtin /

noun

PLURAL

ballottines

a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.

Etymology

Origin of ballottine

Perhaps < French ballott ( é ) tossed about ( ballottement ) + (galant)ine

Example Sentences

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In the ground-floor French Restaurant, a gala seated dinner–poultry ballottine stuffed with duck foie gras and glazed with truffles, Henriot Champagne–proceeds with much laughter and speechifying in Czech beneath the spectacular gold and crystal chandeliers.

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