sirloin

noun

sir·​loin ˈsər-ˌlȯin 

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

Examples of sirloin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Picanha, or top sirloin cap, is a classic flavorful Brazilian churrasco offering, and garlic beef is one of the few tender cuts that adds ingredients for an extra hit of flavor. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025

The most popular dish is The Fort’s Game Plate, which comes with a bone-in elk chop, a buffalo sirloin medallion, and grilled teriyaki quail. —Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025

The star of the kitchen is the steak trompo, a huge beehive of strip and sirloin steaks skewered on a vertical spit, glossy with fat. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025

Other roasts include aged sirloin of beef, British half roast chicken and a walnut roast, all with full trimmings. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sirloin

• adjoin
• benzoin
• bitcoin
• conjoin
• enjoin
• fibroin
• rejoin
• subjoin
• coin
• coyne
• groin
• join

Kids Definition

sirloin

noun

sir·​loin ˈsər-ˌlȯin 

: a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part just in front of the rump