beefsteak

American  

[beef-steyk] / ˈbifˌsteɪk /

noun

• beefsteaks
  plural

1. a cut of beef for broiling, pan-frying, etc.

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beefsteak British  

/ ˈbiːfˌsteɪk /

noun

1. a piece of beef that can be grilled, fried, etc, cut from any lean part of the animal

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• beefsteaks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of beefsteak

First recorded in 1705–15; beef + steak

Example Sentences

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I chose two: one ridged and heavy, its skin receding from burgundy into a deep, almost plum color; the other a cheerful red beefsteak.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Without workers, the juicy beefsteak tomatoes that are ripening and must be hand-harvested will rot on the vines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025

The Morehead-based company, one of many players in the fast-growing field of indoor farming, began shipping beefsteak tomatoes to Kroger, Walmart, Publix and other grocers in early 2021.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

Inside, without a teaspoon of soil, nearly 3 million pounds of beefsteak tomatoes grow on 45-feet-high vines whose roots are bathed in nutrient-enhanced rainwater.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

“You need a piece of beefsteak for that eye,” Shreve said.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Dane DiLiegro’s hands are as meaty as beefsteaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

But until tomato season ends, I grate every tomato I can: the bumped and bruised beefsteaks, half off at the grocery store, and the delicate heirlooms warmed by the sun at the farmers’ market.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

Second place receives a pair of thin, stretchy socks that aim to make your feet look like two beefsteaks.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2018

Tomatoes range in size from tiny tomberries to chunky beefsteaks and boast more colors than iPods: they might be red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, black or green.

From Scientific American ● May 24, 2012

Here and there SS officers sat apart, at their own tables, chatting, laughing, drinking French wine, and attacking beefsteaks or sauerbraten with knives and forks.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown