noun

Wellington

WEH-lihng-tuhn

noun

A dish of meat, often beef or salmon, wrapped in pastry and baked, named after the Duke of Wellington.

"The chef served a perfectly pink beef wellington sliced tableside."

"For something lighter, try a salmon wellington wrapped in puff pastry."

In the card game nap, a high-stakes bid where the winner takes four times the stake, or loses double if they fail.

"He risked calling a wellington, knowing he'd either clean up or lose big."

How to Use Wellington

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMost commonly known today as "beef wellington" — meat baked inside pastry.

Common mistake

Don't confuse the dish with "wellingtons" (wellies), the rubber rain boots, which share the same namesake but are a completely different thing.

Easily confused with

wellingtons

Common pairings

beef wellington salmon wellington

Wellingtons plural, Wellingtons plural

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The chef served a perfectly pink beef _____ sliced tableside.

Named after Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, whose name was also given to the tall leather boot and, later, to this pastry-wrapped dish.

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