beef olive

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from the French alouette (“lark”), since the shape resembles a dish of stuffed larks;[1] or possibly from the shape.

Noun[edit]

beef olive (plural beef olives)

  1. Thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Ayto, The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink (OUP, 2012), p. 26.
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