Meaning & use

Fileted

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American spelling variant of 'filleted': prepared meat or fish by removing bones and cutting it into boneless pieces.

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The chef fileted the salmon in one smooth motion, leaving no bones behind.

He fileted the chicken breasts before pounding them thin for the recipe.

A note on using this word

Both 'fileted' and 'filleted' are used in American English, though 'filleted' remains the more standard spelling; British English uses 'filleted' exclusively.

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