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terrine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
ter·rine /teˈriːn, tə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DFFa food made of cooked meat, fish, or fruit formed into a loaf shape and served cold, or the dish this is served in 陶罐肉冻[鱼冻,水果冻];〔装陶罐肉冻等的〕陶罐
Examples from the Corpus
terrineToday the terms pare and terrine are used interchangeably.On one such occasion, he bought a mixer and a special dish in order to make an elaborate terrine.To add extra flavour to the soup, Steve used the trimmings from the broccoli that went into the fish terrine.Add some celery and apple to the shallot dressing and spoon around the guinea fowl terrine.All the way at the other end of the platter sat a lovely foie gras terrine on a toast point.Fill pan with boiling water to come two-thirds up sides of terrine.Fold over the flaps of the salmon to enclose the terrine.Allow bacon to overhang the terrine.
Origin terrine (1700-1800) French terrin of earth, from Latin terra ( → TERRACE); because the dish is made of clay
ter·rine nounChineseSyllable
food cooked formed of meat, or a fish, made Corpus fruit


terrine
terrine /teˈriːn, tə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: terrin 'of earth', from Latin terra ( terrace); because the dish is made of clay
a food made of cooked meat, fish, or fruit formed into a loaf shape and served cold, or the dish this is served in


ter·rineBrE /teˈriːn/ 🔊NAmE /teˈriːn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a soft mixture of finely chopped meat, fish, etc. pressed into a container and served cold, especially in slices as the first course of a meal (罐装)肉糜,鱼酱