ballottine

[ bal-uh-teen, bal-uh-teen; French ba-law-teen ]

noun

, plural bal·lot·tines [bal, -, uh, -teenz, bal-, uh, -, teenz, b, a, -law-, teen].

1. a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballottine¹

Perhaps < French ballott ( é ) tossed about ( ballottement ) + (galant)ine

Example Sentences

In the ground-floor French Restaurant, a gala seated dinner–poultry ballottine stuffed with duck foie gras and glazed with truffles, Henriot Champagne–proceeds with much laughter and speechifying in Czech beneath the spectacular gold and crystal chandeliers.

From Forbes