steak
pronunciation
How to pronounce steak in British English:
UK [steɪk]
How to pronounce steak in American English:
US [steɪk]
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- Noun:
- a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
Word Origin
- steak (n.)
- mid-15c., "thick slice of meat cut for roasting," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse steik "roast meat," related to steikja "to roast on a spit," and ultimately meaning "something stuck" (on a spit), from Proto-Germanic *staiko-, from PIE *steig- "to stick; pointed" (see stick (v.)).
Example
- 1. The prize is a ribeye steak to take home .
- 2. Eat chicken , fish , steak with brightly colored vegetables and watch your sugar intake .
- 3. Where 's the sugar in a steak ?
- 4. Taking your sweetie for a steak dinner this v-day ?
- 5. There 's nothing like a good steak .