Dictionary

tournedos en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɔː(ɹ)nədəʊ/
• (US) audio
• /ˈtʊə(ɹ)nəˌdəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French tournedos, from tourner (“to turn”) + dos (“back”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Filet mignon.
   • ‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut.[…]’ 1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 8, in Casino Royale, page 47:
   • He loves grilled chops, sole meunière, rare tournedos and fresh vegetables. 2007 January 19, Elaine Sciolino, “The French Know Where 007 Acquired His Savoir-Faire”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

tournedos Rossini

Synonyms

tournedo