steak

Betekenis

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

To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/steɪk/

Etymologie

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”).