filet

[ fi-ley, fil-ey; French fee-le ]
/ fɪˈleɪ, ˈfɪl eɪ; French fiˈlɛ /

noun, plural fi·lets [fi-leyz, fil-az; French fee-le] /fɪˈleɪz, ˈfɪl æz; French fiˈlɛ/, verb (used with object)

fillet(defs 1, 10).

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British Dictionary definitions for filet

filet
/ (ˈfɪlɪt, ˈfɪleɪ, French filɛ) /

noun

a variant spelling of fillet (def. 1), fillet (def. 2), fillet (def. 3)

Word Origin for filet

C20: from French: net, from Old Provençal filat, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum
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