Fillet

Pronunciation: /fəˈleɪ/

Fillet (noun)

  1. a piece of meat or fish without bones
  2. a narrow strip used for decoration or binding

Examples

  • The chef prepared a fillet for dinner.
  • She bought a fillet of fish at the market.

Common collocations: beef fillet, fish fillet, grilled fillet, wooden fillet, decorative fillet

Fillet (verb)

  1. to remove bones from meat or fish

Examples

  • He learned how to fillet a fish properly.
  • The cook filleted the chicken before cooking.