Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural A pâté made of pork, goose, or other meat that is chopped, seasoned, and slowly cooked in fat.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A potted delicacy made of minced chicken, ham, truffles, etc., used in sandwiches or with a salad.

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  • noun A dish of meat cooked in fat then shredded and served in a ramekin.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from diminutive of Old French rille, long strip of fat pork, dialectal variant of earlier reille, shingle, plank, from Latin rēgula, straight piece of wood, lath; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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From French.

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Examples

  • In classic French cookery, the term rillettes refers to meat cooked in its own fat and juices, much like a confit.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • In classic French cookery, the term rillettes refers to meat cooked in its own fat and juices, much like a confit.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • In classic French cookery, the term rillettes refers to meat cooked in its own fat and juices, much like a confit.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Remove the rillettes from the refrigerator about an hour before you plan to eat them.

    Rillettes II, (The Obsessed) : Lamb Lindy 2006

  • Remove the rillettes from the refrigerator about an hour before you plan to eat them.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

  • His schoolmates would relish deliveries of special sausages called rillettes and chunks of pork fried in its own fat, called rillons .

    Like Dining With Rabelais Moira Hodgson 2011

  • The rillettes were a revelation, how could something so simple taste so good?

    Paisano: Duck Rillettes 2008

  • The rillettes were a revelation, how could something so simple taste so good?

    Paisano: Guazzetto 2008

  • The entire meal was delicious, but the rillettes were a revelation.

    Paisano: Guazzetto 2008

  • The entire meal was delicious, but the rillettes were a revelation.

    Paisano: Duck Rillettes 2008

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