rillette

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noun

A dish of meat cooked in fat then shredded and served in a ramekin.

OriginFrench rillette →
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Meanings

nounrillette (plural rillettes)

plural rillettes

  1. A dish of meat cooked in fat then shredded and served in a ramekin.

    It’s possible to cobble together a meatier meal, like country pâté ($8) or succulent duck rillette ($7).

    2008 May 7, The New York Times, “Turqua Grill and The JakeWalk”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frenchrillette
  2. Englishrillette

From French rillette.

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Translations

Catalan rostes
  • rostesA dish of meat
Finnish rillette
  • rilletteA dish of meat
French rillettes
  • rillettesA dish of meat
Polish rillette
  • rilletteA dish of meat
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Chicago

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