noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɡaləntiːn/
UK:/ɡalənˈtiːn/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A dish of boned, often stuffed meat (or fish) that has been boiled, and is served cold with its jelly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dish
History
Etymology
From Old French galentine, galantine, variant of galatine, from Latin gelāta (“frozen”) + Old French -ine. Compare gelatin.
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