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🥩 A beef cut or pasta 🦺 A chest cloth
bavette

bavette

8.9
A thin cut of beef from the side of the cow or a flat pasta like a ribbon
  • noun
  • /bæˈvɛt/
translation icon : bavette
  • The chef prepared a bavette with garlic and herbs.
  • bavette steak

Examples

  • A properly cooked bavette steak is juicy and full of flavor.

  • The chef recommended grilling the bavette for the best flavor and tenderness.

  • She ordered bavette pasta with a rich tomato sauce at the Italian restaurant.

  • I ordered a delicious bavette steak for dinner.

  • The chef recommended the bavette steak for its rich flavor and tender texture.

  • We enjoyed a delicious dish of bavette pasta tossed with garlic and olive oil.

  • At the restaurant, the bavette was served with roasted vegetables and a side salad.

Synonyms

linguini
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  • US
13 3.1

Long, narrow, flat pasta shaped like thin ribbons

is a wider ribbon form and additionally refers to a beef flank cut
fettuccini
vsbavette
3 3.4

A long flat pasta shaped like wide ribbons and served with sauce

is narrower ribbon pasta and also denotes a beef flank cut
tagliatelle
vsbavette
3 7.0

Long flat strips of pasta usually served with a sauce

is also a beef flank cut rather than only this pasta form
pappardelle
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1 7.5

Wide, flat Italian pasta that holds rich sauces well

is a narrower ribbon form and can also be a beef cut
tagliarini
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8.1

A long flat Italian pasta thinner than tagliatelle

is a broader ribbon pasta and also names a beef flank cut

Surface Forms

bavette singular
bavettes plural

Etymology

Bavette comes from French bavette, meaning a small 'apron' or 'flap'. Chefs call a thin beef cut and a flat ribbon pasta bavette because both are long and flat like a little apron, so thinking of a 'small apron' helps you remember the food uses.