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

Instead, the company is heavily promoting cheaper cuts of meat, like its top sirloin. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Still, with a la carte dishes ranging from $15 to $226 (for Hida Japanese A5 Wagyu sirloin), dinner at Citrin is not a cheap date. — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

While wholesale brisket prices have risen more than 70% over the past seven years, prices for top sirloin, tenderloin and boneless rib-eye haven’t been far behind, with an average per-pound price increase of around 66% for those cuts. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

At the center of the menu are the roasts – sirloin of Hereford beef with horseradish cream, Norfolk Black chicken with a brioche and truffle stuffing and Cornish saddle of lamb. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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
• rejoin
• subjoin
• coin
• coyne
• groin
• join
• koine

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