TENDERLOIN


Meaning of TENDERLOIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈten-dər-ˌlȯin ]

noun

Date: circa 1828

1. : a strip of tender meat consisting of a large internal muscle of the loin on each side of the vertebral column

2.

[from its making possible a luxurious diet for a corrupt police officer]

: a district of a city largely devoted to vice

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