STEAK


Meaning of STEAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstāk ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English steke, from Old Norse steik; akin to Old Norse steikja to roast on a stake, stik stick, stake — more at stick

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a slice of meat cut from a fleshy part of a beef carcass

b. : a similar slice of a specified meat other than beef

ham steak

c. : a cross-section slice of a large fish

swordfish steak

2. : ground beef prepared for cooking or for serving in the manner of a steak

hamburger steak

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.