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
I love a dish with morels, calf brains and cassava terrine.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
Her rabbit and pork terrine, meanwhile, speaks to her French training; coriander in the seasoning and yuzu marmalade to the side brighten the pleasure.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023
We ordered an Ontario rhubarb terrine with camelina oil cake and goat yogurt mousse, and it was simply divine and perfectly balanced.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 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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