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galantine

noun gal·an·tine \ˈga-lən-ˌtēn\

Definition of GALANTINE

:  a cold dish consisting of boned meat or fish that has been stuffed, poached, and covered with aspic
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Origin of GALANTINE

French, from Old French galentine, galatine fish sauce, from Medieval Latin galatina, probably from Latin gelatus, past participle of gelare to congeal, freeze — more at cold
First Known Use: 1725

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