subprimal

[ suhb-prahy-muhl ]

adjective

1. (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.

noun

1. such a cut of meat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subprimal¹

sub- + primal