beef wellington

beef Wel·ling·ton

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Definitions of beef wellington words

noun beef wellington a lightly roasted beef fillet covered with pâté de foie gras, wrapped in pastry, and then baked 3
noun beef wellington a steak fillet covered with pâté de foie gras, then wrapped in pastry and baked. 1
noun beef wellington A fillet of beef tenderloin coated with pâté de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked. 0

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; the Wellington alluded to is of uncertain identity

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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