sirloin

noun sir·loin \ ˈsər-ˌlȯin \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

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

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Recent Examples of sirloin from the Web

This prized cut of meat – also known as the sirloin cap steak – comes with the mild funk of age and a decadent fat cap bursting with rich, smoky flavor.

— mark kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Dearborn's La2 Mooshi Grill melds Lebanese and Brazilian," 31 May 2018
The New York strip and sirloin sampler, for example, will run you about $19 per pound; filets and sirloins reach about $20 per pound.

— weldon b. johnson, azcentral, "Crowd Cow website lets you meet your beef. Worth the price for Memorial Day barbecue?," 22 May 2018
This section is also the home of Angus sliders ($18), and a sirloin banh mi ($20) layered with spicy kimchi, pickled carrots, daikon, cucumbers and rings of jalapeños.

— michael bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Tenderloin’s Black Cat evolves into a romantic supper club," 2 May 2018
This one's a whole turkey wing, 4oz of ground pork, a 6oz sirloin, then the hemp oil, cod liver oil, kelp powder, calcium ascorbate, and alfalfa powder ground up with power greens, a whole egg, and some warm water.

— wes siler, Outside Online, "So You Want to Get Your Dog on a Raw-Foot Diet," 24 Apr. 2018
Our server recommended local trout almondine and top sirloin with Zane's mashed potatoes and entertained us with stories about the horseback falconry nearby.

— sara lessley, latimes.com, "It's all about the cool water on a warm-weather escape to Arizona's Rim Country," 22 Mar. 2018
Add 8 ounces ground beef sirloin, and 1 tablespoon chili powder.

— the good housekeeping test kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Taco Dogs," 13 June 2016
Its menu features burgers — many named for notable Boilermaker athletes — made from house-ground sirloin.

— nate chute, Indianapolis Star, "2 Indiana burger joints named 'best in America' by Thrillist," 6 Apr. 2018
Entrée selections include Dungeness crab pasta; Colorado lamb sirloin; seared Scottish salmon and challah French toast with chicken apple sausage.

— julie giuffrida, latimes.com, "Our 2018 Easter dining guide: brunch buffets, mimosas and plenty of eggs," 27 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of sirloin

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

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First Known Use: 1554

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