hanger steak

noun

: a steak cut from the beef diaphragm

Examples of hanger steak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Restaurateurs typically adhere to a three-hundred-per-cent markup, so that a hanger steak that costs five euros appears on the menu at fifteen, and a filet that costs ten goes for thirty. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 Joe Montana didn’t choose the hanger steak and fries or roasted chicken. Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The Farm offers a terrific hanger steak with brown butter hollandaise and very popular brisket sliders. Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 Mains like eggplant parmigiana, grilled striped bass, and hanger steak provide a counterpoint to all the carbs. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hanger steak 

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hanger steak was in 1977

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“Hanger steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hanger%20steak. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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