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galantine

Pronunciation: /ˈgal(ə)ntiːn/
Definition of galantine

noun

[mass noun]
  • a dish of white meat or fish boned, cooked, pressed, and served cold in aspic: turkey galantine [count noun]:the galantines had to be garnished

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'sauce for fish'): from Old French, alteration of galatine, from medieval Latin galatina; the current sense dates from the early 18th century

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Definition of galantine in the US English dictionary
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