fileted

Cut without bones

Fileted is the past tense of filet, meaning to cut boneless slices from meat or fish: She fileted the salmon with practiced strokes.

The spelling filet (and fileted) is more common in American English for culinary contexts, while fillet appears in British English and technical uses.

Both pronunciations—fi-LAY and FILL-it—are standard.

fish

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

troutFreshwater game fish
codCold-water food fish
bassDeep pitch or fish

halibut · flounder · tuna · snapper · haddock · mackerel · sole · tilapia · perch · catfish

butchery

slice

Portion cut off

carveCut to shape
deboneRemove skeletal structure
skinBody's outer layer

portion · blade · cut · flesh · boneless · tenderloin · breast · loin · escalope · cutlet

surgical

scalpel

Precise surgical knife

incisionControlled cut into tissue
dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
precisionAccuracy of measurement

sterile · operation · surgeon · suture · excision · tissue · specimen · biopsy · hemostat · forceps

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

pan-fryCook in shallow oil
grillCooking surface over fire
broilCook with direct heat

sear · bake · poach · roast · marinate · seasoning · recipe · chef · cuisine · kitchen

Opposites

bone presence

filetedbone-in

With skeleton intact

unboned · skin-on

wholeness/intactness

filetedwhole

Full and undivided

intact · uncut · bone-in · undressed · unprocessed

Phrases

filet mignonBoneless cut from loin
filet of sole
chicken filetBoneless poultry portion

Family

filet, filets, fileting

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G