steak

steak

noun \ˈstāk\

Definition of STEAK

1

a : a slice of meat cut from a fleshy part of a beef carcass

b : a similar slice of a specified meat other than beef <ham steak>

c : a cross-section slice of a large fish <swordfish steak>

2

: ground beef prepared for cooking or for serving in the manner of a steak <hamburger steak>

Examples of STEAK

1. I grilled a steak for dinner.
2. We had steak and potatoes for dinner.

Origin of STEAK

Middle English steke, from Old Norse steik; akin to Old Norse steikja to roast on a stake, stik stick, stake — more at stick

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with STEAK

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, strake, take, wake