skirt steak

noun

: a boneless strip of beef cut from the plate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These cowboys were paid in part with less popular meat such as skirt steak, a cheap cut of beef covering the diaphragm. Robin Soslow, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023 Word rapidly spread about Ninfa's gift for grilling slabs of skirt steak with veggies and serving them piping hot alongside her flour tortillas. Robin Soslow, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023 The meat, under a knobby armor of peppercorns and flaky salt, is a strikingly juicy and satisfying Wagyu skirt steak. Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023 The Henry labels its gluten-free dishes, which range from Korean prime skirt steak for dinner to huevos rancheros bowls for brunch. Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022 The menu includes everything from pomegranate and king crab guacamoles to Korean beef and skirt steak tacos and crudo options like tuna and salmon rainbow ceviche and ahi tuna tostada. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The restaurant, which opened Tuesday, serves breakfast and lunch all day, every day, including chilaquiles, skirt steak benedict and quick coffees to go. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 Which brings me to this brown sugar grilled skirt steak recipe. Olga Massov, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The parrilla Argentina is a deluge of hissing skirt steak, short ribs and links of chorizo. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of skirt steak was circa 1909

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Cite this Entry

“Skirt steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skirt%20steak. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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