steak

Meanings

Noun

  • beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc.
  • A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish.

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik. The verb is either from the noun or from steikja.

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