chuck short ribs
- noun
- /tʃʌk ʃɔrt rɪbz/
- Specialized
:
costillas de chuck
- Chuck short ribs are perfect for slow-cooked dishes like stews and barbecues.
Examples
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At the butcher's shop, I asked for two pounds of chuck short ribs for tonight's dinner.
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The chef braised chuck short ribs until they were tender and flavorful.
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I love cooking chuck short ribs on weekends.
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Have you tried chuck short ribs at that new restaurant?
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For a hearty meal, slow-cook some chuck short ribs with vegetables and red wine for several hours.
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The best barbecue features tender chuck short ribs that practically fall off the bone.
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She marinated the chuck short ribs overnight to enhance their flavor before grilling them.
Synonyms
11
2.7
A cut of beef from the ribs near the breastbone often cooked slowly
How Tender
- Specialized
17
3.7
8
2.9
- Specialized
11
2.7
26
4.1
9
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase composed of known food‑related constituents: 'chuck' (shoulder cut) + 'short' (small/short sections) + 'ribs' (rib cuts), so its meaning as ribs taken from the chuck area is directly derivable. This follows common adjective + noun compound patterns in culinary vocabulary and is cross‑linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would understand it.
Etymology
The noun chuck short ribs comes from a butcher's name: chuck is the 'shoulder' part of the cow, and short ribs are short pieces of 'rib' with meat on them. Because these pieces come from the shoulder and have bone and fat, they are best when slow-cooked until tender, so the name today means this specific cut used for stews and barbecues.