fillet
verb/ˈfɪlɪt/
/fɪˈleɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fillet | /ˈfɪlɪt/ /fɪˈleɪ/ |
| he / she / it fillets | /ˈfɪlɪts/ /fɪˈleɪz/ |
| past simple filleted | /ˈfɪlɪtɪd/ /fɪˈleɪd/ |
| past participle filleted | /ˈfɪlɪtɪd/ /fɪˈleɪd/ |
| -ing form filleting | /ˈfɪlɪtɪŋ/ /fɪˈleɪɪŋ/ |
- fillet something to remove the bones from a piece of fish or meat; to cut fish or meat into filletsWord OriginMiddle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’.
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