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filete

fillet, steak

noun fee-LEH-teh Rare

Origin: From French filet, diminutive of fil (thread, from Latin filum).

Also means

fillet (strip/band in architecture or typography)

Usage Note

Filete is the standard word for a cut of beef or fish without bones (filete de ternera, filete de merluza). In Argentina and Uruguay, the same cut is commonly called bife. In graphic design and printing, filete also refers to a thin decorative line or rule.

Examples

"Pedí un filete de ternera al punto."

Natural Translation

I ordered a medium-done veal fillet.

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