Definition of tournedos

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tour·ne·dos    (trn-d) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. tour·ne·dos  (-d, -dz) KEY 

A fillet of beef cut from the tenderloin, often bound in bacon or suet for cooking.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French : tourner, to turn (from Old French; see turn) + dos, the back (from Latin dorsum)