steak

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

beefsteak

patty

cutlet

fillet

joint

roast

rumpsteak

slice

slice of meat

trinket

entrecôte

rib steak

rump steak

meat

🥩

chop

Translations

bistecca

Steak

bifteck

biefstuk

steak

bistec

Beefsteak

bife

bife

bief

biftec

biftek

bifsteque

bistec

Pronounced as (IPA)

/steɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: steike

In summary

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.