sirloin
A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs areA cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
» This is sirloin steak.
Это стейк из вырезки.
Meaning
2 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
Roastbeef, Rumpsteak
филе́йfiléj
(UK, countable, uncountable)A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).
- the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
Examples
4 sentencesThis is sirloin steak.
ruЭто стейк из вырезки.
We ate sirloin steaks.
ruМы ели стейки из вырезки.
I want to eat sirloin.
I dreamt I had a really good vegan sirloin.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “abovFrom Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”).
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Forms
plural: sirloinsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable