skirt steak

American  

noun

• skirt steaks
  plural

1. a cut of beef consisting of the diaphragm muscle.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• skirt steaks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of skirt steak

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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skirt steak

I’ve served it with skirt steak, pork tenderloin, salmon, eggplant-driven pasta alla Norma and risotto made with fresh, ripe Jersey tomatoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Have you seen the price of a skirt steak, or even ground beef these days?

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

There’s also a mouth-watering 100-ounce American wagyu skirt steak served with shishito peppers, pickles and charred carrots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Sometimes it’s the on-sale skirt steak, paired with whatever cheese is best in Murray’s bargain bin.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025

I'd order the skirt steak with a medley of suffocated peaches, but I'm put off by the aspirin sauce.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris