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steak

a slice of meat or fish: I’ll have my steak rare.
Not to be confused with:
stake – a stick or post; wager; bet: I have a stake in that race.
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steak

 (stāk)
n.
1. A slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick and across the muscle grain and served broiled or fried.
2. A thick slice of a large fish cut across the body.
3. A patty of ground meat broiled or fried.

[Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

steak

(steɪk)
n
1. (Cookery) See beefsteak
2. (Cookery) any of various cuts of beef of varying quality, used for braising, stewing, etc
3. (Cookery) a thick slice of pork, veal, etc, or of a large fish, esp cod or salmon
4. (Cookery) minced meat prepared in the same way as steak: hamburger steak.
[C15: from Old Norse steik roast; related to steikja to roast on a spit; see stick1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

steak

(steɪk)

n.
a slice of meat or fish, esp. beef, cooked by broiling, frying, or the like.
[1400–50; < Old Norse steik meat roasted on a spit]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

steak

- Seems to be related to Old Norse steikja, "roast on a spit," and stikna, "be roasted."
See also related terms for roast.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.steak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fishsteak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
fish steak - cross-section slice of a large fish
beefsteak - a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
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Translations
biftekfiléřízek
bøf=-bøf
pihvi
odrezak
hússzelet
kjötsneiî eîa fiskstykki til steikingar
ステーキ
스테이크
žuvies gabalas
gaļas/zivs gabals
mihnúť sa
zrezek
biffstek
เนื้อสเต็ก
miếng thịt bò nạc

steak

[steɪk]
A. N (= one piece) → filete m or bistec m de vaca, filete m or bistec m de res (LAm), bife m (Andes, S. Cone); (for stewing etc) → carne f de vaca or res; (= barbecued steak) → churrasco m (And, S. Cone)
B. CPD steak and kidney pie Npastel m de carne y riñones
steak house Nasador m
steak knife Ncuchillo m para la carne
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

steak

[ˈsteɪk] n
(= meat) → bifteck m, steak m
steak and chips → un steak frites
(= fish) → steak m
tuna steak → steak de thonsteak and kidney pie ntourte f à la viande de bœuf et aux rognonssteak and kidney pudding npudding m à la viande de bœuf et aux rognonssteak house steakhouse [ˈsteɪkhaʊs] ngrill-room msteak knife n [steak knives] (pl) → couteau m à viande
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

steak

nSteak nt; (of fish)Filet nt; a ham/bacon steakeine Scheibe gebackener Schinken/Speck; steak and kidney pieFleischpastete fmit Nieren; steak dinnerSteakmenü nt

steak

:
steakhouse
nSteakhouse nt
steak knife
nSteakmesser nt
steak tartare
nTatarbeefsteak nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

steak

[steɪk] n (beef) → carne f di manzo; (piece of beef, pork) → bistecca
a cod steak → un trancio di merluzzo
steak and kidney pie pasticcio di carne e rognoni di manzo in pasta sfoglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

steak

(steik) noun
a slice of meat (usually beef) or fish (often cod) for eg frying or stewing. a piece of steak; two cod steaks.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

steak

شَرِيحَةُ لَـحْم biftek bøf Steak μπριζόλα bistec pihvi steak odrezak bistecca ステーキ 스테이크 biefstuk biff befsztyk bife бифштекс biff เนื้อสเต็ก biftek miếng thịt bò nạc 牛排
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

steak

n bistec m
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
References in classic literature ?
Well, said Stubb, helping himself freely meanwhile; I shall now go back to the subject of this steak. In the first place, how old are you, cook?
Last night I was up to the Glen and took home two pounds of steak. I meant to have a spanking good dinner today."
He had been attracted by the Gallic look of the window, in which was generally an uncooked steak on one plate and on each side two dishes of raw vegetables.
He sat with his coat unbuttoned over a white waistcoat, resting both elbows on the table, and while waiting for the steak he had ordered he looked at a French novel that lay open on his plate.
On the road he met a sparrow that said to him, 'Why are you so sad, my friend?' 'Because,' said the dog, 'I am very very hungry, and have nothing to eat.' 'If that be all,' answered the sparrow, 'come with me into the next town, and I will soon find you plenty of food.' So on they went together into the town: and as they passed by a butcher's shop, the sparrow said to the dog, 'Stand there a little while till I peck you down a piece of meat.' So the sparrow perched upon the shelf: and having first looked carefully about her to see if anyone was watching her, she pecked and scratched at a steak that lay upon the edge of the shelf, till at last down it fell.
When each had assumed his proper and customary place around the smoking viands, the squatter set the example by beginning to partake of a delicious venison steak, prepared like the hump of the bison, with a skill that rather increased than concealed its natural properties.
Nobs sat between the girl and me and was fed with morsels of the Plesiosaurus steak, at the risk of forever contaminating his manners.
The fat boy looked from the pie-dish to the steak, as if he thought a favour must be in a manner connected with something to eat; and then took out one of the half-crowns and glanced at it nervously.
The traveller champed meditatively at his steak. He paid no attention to the altercation which was in progress between the waiter and the man at the other end of the dingy room.
Into one little chamber of this temple, he dropped an egg; into another some coffee; into a third a compact piece of raw steak from a neat tin case; into a fourth, he poured some water.
At eight o'clock, the shelves being taken down and put away and the tables joined together, everybody sat down to the tea, coffee, bread, butter, salmon, shad, liver, steak, potatoes, pickles, ham, chops, black-puddings, and sausages, all over again.
Porterhouse steak. Roast turkey, Thanksgiving Saratoga potatoes.