SIRLOIN


Meaning of SIRLOIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-ˌlȯin ]

noun

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

Date: 1554

: 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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