sirloin

sir·loin

noun \ˈsər-ˌlȯin\

Definition of SIRLOIN

: a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part of the hindquarter just in front of the round — see beef illustration

Origin of SIRLOIN

alteration of earlier surloin, modification of Middle French surlonge, from sur over (from Latin super) + loigne, longe loin — more at over, loin

First Known Use: 1554

Rhymes with SIRLOIN

adjoin, Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, conjoin, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, essoin, purloin, recoin, rejoin, sainfoin, short loin, subjoin