beef olive

noun

Thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.

OriginFrench alouette →
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Meanings

nounbeef olive (plural beef olives)

plural beef olives

  1. Thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.

Origin

  1. Frenchalouette“lark”
  2. Englishbeef olive

Probably from the French alouette (“lark”), since the shape resembles a dish of stuffed larks; or possibly from the shape.

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Chicago

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