I. fil ‧ let 1 BrE AmE ( also filet American English ) /ˈfɪlət, ˈfɪlɪt $ ˈfɪlət, -leɪ, fɪˈleɪ/ noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: filet , from Latin filum 'thread' ]
a piece of meat or fish without bones
fillet of
a fillet of sole
II. fillet 2 BrE AmE ( also filet ) verb [transitive]
to remove the bones from a piece of meat or fish:
filleted fish