filet
/fɪˈleɪ/
noun
- A piece of meat or fish that has no bones, often a high-quality cut.
- You can buy a chicken filet already sliced at the supermarket.
- The chef prepared a tender beef filet with a red wine sauce.
- She ordered a grilled filet of salmon for dinner.
verb
- To cut meat or fish into boneless pieces.
- The butcher will filet the beef for you if you ask.
- It takes practice to filet a chicken breast neatly.
- He learned how to filet a fish during the cooking class.