tournedos

[ toor-ni-doh, toor-ni-doh; French toor-nuh-doh ]

noun

, plural tour·ne·dos [toor, -ni-dohz, t, oo, r-ni-, dohz, too, r, -n, uh, -, doh].

1. small slices of fillet of beef, round and thick, served with a variety of sauces and garnished.

tournedos

/ ˈtʊənəˌdəʊ /

noun

1. a thick round steak of beef cut from the fillet or undercut of sirloin

Word History and Origins

Origin of tournedos¹

1920–25; < French, equivalent to tourne ( r ) to turn + dos (< Latin dorsum back)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tournedos¹

from French, from tourner to turn + dos back

Example Sentences

The horse filet “tournedos style” wrapped in pork fat seemed more appealing, but maybe just a bit too much for lunch.

From The Daily Beast

Cut potatoes in strips, and fry them golden brown in hot Crisco; arrange these round tournedos, and serve hot.

From Project Gutenberg

Eh bien, deux jours après, toute la ville m'appelait Lancret-Tournedos.

From Project Gutenberg

Salt and pepper the tournedos, saut in butter, and put on a platter.

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore the menu is to be very simple: truite à la Bellevue, tournedos aux pommes, some fruit.

From Project Gutenberg

It speaks of things which will never be realized; suprme de volaille, tournedos la poivrade, and so forth.

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