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beef Wellington

noun

beef Wel·​ling·​ton -ˈwe-liŋ-tən How to pronounce beef Wellington (audio)
: a fillet of beef covered with pâté de foie gras and baked in a casing of pastry

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Its menu consists of meat entrees and vegetarian options like garden pasta, beef Wellington and lasagna. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 Guests can choose from entrées like roast turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce, prime rib with au jus and horseradish or beef Wellington wrapped in a pastry crust with red wine bordelaise. Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025 Entrees include a variety of prime steak, like the bone-in ribeye, Tomahawk, New York strip, beef Wellington and A5 Japanese wagyu. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 Its award-winning spa is well equipped with a vitality pool and crystal steam room, and the on-site restaurant, Ramsay’s Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay, serves such signature dishes as beef Wellington and chickpea tikka masala. Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beef Wellington

Word History

Etymology

probably from the name Wellington

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beef Wellington was in 1930

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“Beef Wellington.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20Wellington. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.

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