FILET
What does "FILET" mean?
A boneless cut of meat or fish; a variant spelling of fillet.
Meanings
- A boneless piece of meat or fish, often a premium cut. He ordered the filet, cooked medium rare.
- A type of lace or net with a square mesh ground, also called filet lace. The tablecloth edge was trimmed with delicate filet lace. technical
- To cut a fish or meat into boneless pieces. The chef can filet a whole salmon in under a minute.
Did you know?
- The fancy steak and the humble thread are relatives: 'filet' descends from French 'fil' (thread, from Latin 'filum'), naming a long narrow strip - of meat, or of lace.
Word origin
From French 'filet', a diminutive of 'fil' (thread), from Latin 'filum'; the same word gives English 'fillet'.
Remember it
FILET keeps the silent French ending - say 'fil-AY', and remember the menu, not the phonics.
A little poem
Strip the bone, keep the long clean line-
a thread of meat, deserving of the wine.
couplet
Wordplay
- I asked for the filet and got lace - turns out both come from the same thread.
What it teaches
Removing the bone is an act of care, not waste; what's left is the part meant to be enjoyed.
Quick facts
What does FILET mean?
A boneless cut of meat or fish; a variant spelling of fillet.
Is FILET a valid word?
Yes — FILET is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FILET?
FILET has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FILET come from?
From French 'filet', a diminutive of 'fil' (thread), from Latin 'filum'; the same word gives English 'fillet'.
What can FILET teach us?
Removing the bone is an act of care, not waste; what's left is the part meant to be enjoyed.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.