terrine

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terrine

  • /təˈɹin/

Rhymes with -iːn

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

noun terrines

  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.

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noun dish

Portuguêsterrina
DeutschTerrine

noun pâté

Portuguêsterrina
DeutschTerrine

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@misc{terrine_2026,
  title = {terrine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terrine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}