entrecôte

[ French ahn-truh-koht ]
/ French ɑ̃ trəˈkoʊt /

noun, plural en·tre·côtes [French ahn-truh-koht] /French ɑ̃ trəˈkoʊt/.

a steak sliced from between the ribs of a rib roast cut.

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Origin of entrecôte

1835–45; < French < Latin inter- inter- + costa rib

Words nearby entrecôte

entre-deux-mers, entreasure, entreat, entreaty, entrechat, entrecôte, entrelac, entremets, entrench, entrenchment, entrepreneur
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British Dictionary definitions for entrecote

entrecôte
/ (French ɑ̃trəkot) /

noun

a beefsteak cut from between the ribs

Word Origin for entrecôte

C19: French entrecôte, from entre- inter- + côte rib, from Latin costa
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