steak

[ steyk ]

noun
  1. a typically thick slice of meat, especially beef, or a thick slice of firm, hearty fish, cooked by broiling, pan-frying, etc.: a sirloin steak;salmon steaks.

  2. ground or chopped meat prepared in the same manner as a steak.

  1. a thick slice of a hearty vegetable or other meaty food: eggplant steaks;tofu steaks.

Origin of steak

1
1400–50; late Middle English steike<Old Norse steik meat roasted on a stick

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steak

/ (steɪk) /


noun
  1. any of various cuts of beef of varying quality, used for braising, stewing, etc

  1. a thick slice of pork, veal, etc, or of a large fish, esp cod or salmon

  2. minced meat prepared in the same way as steak: hamburger steak

Origin of steak

1
C15: from Old Norse steik roast; related to steikja to roast on a spit; see stick 1

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