loin
The part of the body at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hipsThe part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
» Do you like pork loin?
Isst du gerne Schweinelende? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesThe part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
Holonym: side
Lende
поясни́цаpojasníca
either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.
beef loin; goat loin; lamb loin; pork loin; also chicken loin and turkey loin (but these are almost always referred to as tenderloins)
I cooked a loin for dinner tonight.
Rippenstück, Karree
филе́йная ча́стьfiléjnaja částʹ
a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump
Examples
2 sentencesDo you like pork loin?
deIsst du gerne Schweinelende? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He bought the pre-cut pork loin.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lFrom Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Modern English lend (“loin”), Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). Doublet of lend.
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