tenderloin

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
2. (US, countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort.

Synonyms

undercut

filet

fillet

combat zone

sirloin

loin

New York strip

beef tenderloin

Translations

Filet

φιλέτο

haas

haasbiefstuk

contre-filet

φιλέττο

ψαρονέφρι

aloyau

filet

faux-filet

filé

لحم المتن

lomo

🔙

tapa plana

Lende

Etymology

From tender + loin.