tartar steak

American

Also tartare steak

noun

ground beefsteak seasoned with salt and pepper and served uncooked, often mixed with a raw egg and garnished with capers, onions, etc.

tartar steak British

noun

a variant term for steak tartare

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Etymology

Origin of tartar steak

First recorded in 1950–55

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