English Explanatory Dictionary

steak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  2. A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc.
  3. A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish.
verb
  1. To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.

Pronunciation

/steɪk/ /stɛːk/ en-us-steak.ogg

Word forms

steak steaks steaking steaked

Etymology

From Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik (“roast; meat roasted on a stick”). The verb is either from the noun or from steikja (“to roast”). The modern pronunciation shows an irregular change of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language; contrast this with the development of other words such as speak and wreak.

Derived words

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