English Explanatory Dictionary

terrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
  2. A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.

Pronunciation

/təˈɹin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-terrine.wav

Word forms

terrine terrines

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrine (“a clay dish; that which is cooked in the dish”). Doublet of tureen.

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