terrine

noun

ter·​rine tə-ˈrēn 

ter-ˈēn

1

a

: tureen sense 1

b

: a usually earthenware dish in which foods are cooked and served

2

: a mixture of chopped meat, fish, or vegetables cooked and served in a terrine

Examples of terrine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The finished products have generated interest for their structure and versatility—one resembling a terrine, the other more like fish strips. —Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

Now, the restaurant’s 9 p.m. tables are filling, and guests drop into the bar at 11:30 for a drink and a quick bite of pork and duck terrine, Dungeness crab Wellington, or one of nine burgers Mar serves each night. —Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 May 2024

That evening’s 15-course tasting menu included foie gras with strawberries, local caviar, a terrine poached in mulled wine, and sous-vide eggs. —Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024

There were savory egg custards, rabbit terrine with pickled carrots, and lobster and barley. —Sarah Wood, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French — more at tureen

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1a