filete

Definitions of filete
  1. noun
    a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    synonyms: hebra, hilado, hilo, rosca
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    espumillón, oropel
    a thread with glittering metal foil attached
    fundamento, trama
    the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    estambre
    a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
    type of:
    cabo, cabuya, cuerda
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads
  2. noun
    fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
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    cierre, ligadura, sujeción
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  3. noun
    a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb
    synonyms: bridón
  4. noun
    a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
    synonyms: biftec, bistec, bisté
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    filete de pescado
    cross-section slice of a large fish
    biftec, bistec, bisté
    a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
    filete de solomillo
    a cut of beef from the sirloin
    entrecot, entrecó
    small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin
    culata
    a steak cut from the rump
    hamburguesa
    a patty of ground cooked beef
    type of:
    trozo de carne
    a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
  5. noun
    the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
    synonyms: solomillo, solomo
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    trozo de carne
    a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
  6. noun
    a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
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    type of:
    biftec, bistec, bisté
    a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
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