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DictionarysteakThick food slice
noun

steak

STAYK/steɪk/

A thick slice of meat or other firm food prepared as a main dish.

The cut end of the cooked steak reveals its thick pink interior.

One thick cooked beef steak on a plain white plate, with a small cut at one end revealing its thickness and pink interior.
Etymology
steakOld Norseroast meat

Steak probably comes from a Scandinavian word such as steik, 'roast meat.' Its early English meaning, a thick slice cut for roasting, connects that cooking sense with today's meat cut.

In context

America's Test Kitchen3:59
One other cut of meat I really like for marinating is the skirt steak. It's got this loose muscle structure
Get Better Tasting Meat: 5 Keys to Marinating | Techniquely with Lan Lam

More examples

  • I order my steak medium rare.
  • He bakes a salmon steak with lemon and herbs.
  • Roasted cauliflower steaks make a satisfying main dish.

Forms

steak · steaks

Similar words

chop
Usually includes a rib bone and comes from the loin.
cut
A broader term for a portion of meat, regardless of thickness.