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entrecôte

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

entrapment, entreasure, entreat, entreaty, entrechat, entrecôte, Entre-Deux-Mers, entrée, entrelac, entremets, entrench
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British Dictionary definitions for entrecôte

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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