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fillet of sole

fillet of sole

1 3.9
A thin piece of sole fish without bones eaten as a light, delicate food
  • noun
  • /fɪˈleɪ ʌv soʊl/
  • UK
translation icon : filete de lenguado
  • A filet of sole lies in front of him, bathed in a smooth white sauce.

Examples

  • "I had filet of sole."

    King of the Hill (1993)

  • What's that, filet of sole?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Cajun style and fillets of sole stuffed with mussels, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The chef recommended a delicious fillet of sole for dinner, served with lemon butter sauce.

  • For lunch, I ordered a fillet of sole accompanied by a fresh garden salad.

  • She enjoyed her fillet of sole with a side of steamed vegetables for a light meal.

Synonyms

filet
vsfillet of sole
  • US
32 3.9

A boneless piece of meat or fish prepared for cooking

is a boneless slice taken from specific flatfish and used as delicate lean food
sole
vsfillet of sole
4 4.7

The meat of a flat fish often cooked and served as food

is a specific boneless cut from those fish prepared as delicate lean food
gray sole
vsfillet of sole
  • US
1 7.5

A flat fish with pale gray flesh that people eat

is a prepared boneless slice from that type for delicate serving
flatfish
vsfillet of sole
4.0

White, lean meat from thin flat sea fish often served as fillets

is a boneless cut from certain members of this group used for delicate eating

How Thick

fillet of sole
  • UK
1 3.9
slice
194 1.0

Surface Forms

fillet of sole singular
fillets of sole plural

Morphology

filet + of + sole

The meaning 'a boneless piece of sole (flatfish)' is directly compositional from 'fillet' (a prepared boneless piece) + 'of' (partitive/possessive) + 'sole' (a flatfish). This noun + of + noun construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., filete de lenguado, filet de sole), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The noun fillet of sole comes from cooking: a fillet is a thin, boneless strip cut from a flat fish called the sole. So the phrase means 'a boneless, delicate piece of sole served as food'.