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steak

UK/steɪk/ US/stɛːk/ common

noun

1.

a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

Origin

From Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik (“roast; meat roasted on a stick”). The verb is either from the noun or from steikja (“to roast”). The modern pronunciation shows an irregular change of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language; contrast this with the development of other words such as speak and wreak.

Phrases

  • all sizzle and no steak
  • book steak
  • bucket steak
  • burger steak
  • butcher's steak
  • butler steak
  • carpetbag steak
  • chicken-fried steak

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