tartar steak

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noun

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

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Also tar·tare steak

[tahr-tahr, tahr-ter]. /tɑrˈtɑr, ˈtɑr tər/.

Also called steak tartare.

Origin of tartar steak

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby tartar steak

tartaric, tartaric acid, tartarize, tartarous, tartar sauce, tartar steak, Tartarus, Tartary, tartine, Tartini, tartlet

How to use tartar steak in a sentence

The lobster is taken away and a steak, something he considers edible, is provided.
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Such dry reasoning was unsettlingly common with the student contingent at the steak fry.
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Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear Sunday at the Harkin Steak Fry, the premier Democratic fundraising event in the state.
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The house version of chicken fried steak is, in fact, pork-fried steak, veiled in panko breadcrumbs under a mantle of gravy.
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Marinate flank steak in garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, oil, salt and pepper.
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They took their chop or steak at their inn or hotel, or visited the tripe houses.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
A thick underdone steak that overwhelmed his plate appeared to melt away rapidly from before him.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
If thus used two or three days in succession it will effectually loosen tartar, even of long standing.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
A simple mixture of charcoal and cream of tartar is an excellent tooth-powder.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
A carriage forcibly stopped in the Rue Royale, and in broad daylight—only this Tartar would have dared such a stroke as that!
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

British Dictionary definitions for tartar steak

tartar steak

noun

a variant term for steak tartare

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