tournedos

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/ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ//ˈtɔː(ɹ)nədəʊ/

noun

Filet mignon.

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tournedo
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Meanings

nountournedos (countable and uncountable, plural tournedos)
  1. countableuncountableFilet mignon.

    He loves grilled chops, sole meunière, rare tournedos and fresh vegetables.

    2007 January 19, Elaine Sciolino, “The French Know Where 007 Acquired His Savoir-Faire”, in New York Times
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    ‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut.[…]’

    1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 8, in Casino Royale, page 47

    Synonyms: tournedo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFilet mignon.

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tournedo
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tournedo

Origin

  1. Frenchtournedos
  2. Englishtournedos

Borrowed from French tournedos, from tourner (“to turn”) + dos (“back”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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