terrine

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/təˈɹin/

noun

A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.

OriginFrench terrine →
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Meanings

nounterrine (plural terrines)

plural terrines

  1. A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
  2. A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.

Origin

  1. Frenchterrine“a clay dish; that which is cooked in the dish”
  2. Englishterrine

Borrowed from French terrine (“a clay dish; that which is cooked in the dish”). Doublet of tureen.

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Translations

Bulgarian глинен съд
  • глинен съд (glinen săd)dish
Dutch terrine
  • terrinepâté
Finnish terriini
  • terriinipâté
German Terrine, Terrine
  • Terrinedish
  • Terrinepâté
Polish terrine, terrine
  • terrinedish
  • terrinepâté
Portuguese terrina, terrina
  • terrinadish
  • terrinapâté
Turkish terin
  • terinpâté

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with terrine

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Anagrams

ReinertrentierTerrieninerterreinter
Cite this entry
APA

terrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrine

MLA

“terrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrine.

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