Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)(A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
Beefsteak
бифште́ксbifštéks
біфште́ксbifštéks
Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(uncountable)The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
(archaic, countable)A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
- a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
Examples
5 sentencesLast night we barbecued beefsteak and vegetables.
I really enjoyed the beefsteak you served, not to mention the other dishes.
The beefsteak tasted marvelous.
ruБифштекс был превосходен на вкус.
This beefsteak smells good.
ruЭтот бифштекс вкусно пахнет.
deDieses Beefsteak riecht gut.
I will take the beefsteak.
Translations
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Origin
From beef + steak. Doublet of bifshtek and bistek.From beef + steak. Doublet of bifshtek and bistek.
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Forms
plural: beefsteaks| Singular | beefsteak |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable