terrine Hear it!

terrine definition

ter·rine (te rēn′, tə-)

noun

  1. an earthenware dish or casserole in which a pâté or any of various similar meat or vegetable mixtures is cooked and served
  2. the food so prepared

Etymology: Fr: see tureen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.