steak

[steyk]

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noun

a typically thick slice of meat, especially beef, or a thick slice of firm, hearty fish, cooked by broiling, pan-frying, etc.: salmon steaks.
a sirloin steak;
salmon steaks.
ground or chopped meat prepared in the same manner as a steak.
a thick slice of a hearty vegetable or other meaty food: tofu steaks.
eggplant steaks;
tofu steaks.

steak

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noun

See beefsteak
any of various cuts of beef of varying quality, used for braising, stewing, etc
a thick slice of pork, veal, etc, or of a large fish, esp cod or salmon
minced meat prepared in the same way as steak
hamburger steak

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Word History and Origins

Origin of steak¹

1400–50; late Middle English steike < Old Norse steik meat roasted on a stick

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Word History and Origins

Origin of steak¹

C15: from Old Norse steik roast; related to steikja to roast on a spit; see _stick ¹

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I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.

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Brückner told an RTL reporter earlier this year that he was looking forward to a "decent steak and a beer".

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The dish - usually prepared with a long strip of fillet steak, wrapped in pastry and mushrooms - was something Ms Patterson's mother made when she was a child, to mark special occasions, she said.

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It’s been said that one man’s leftovers are another man’s steak dinner.

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And in 2023, photos circulating on social media showed supermarkets had fitted products including steaks and cheese with security tags, while coffee was replaced with dummy jars.

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