club steak
- noun
- /klʌb steɪk/
- Specialized
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bistec club
- For dinner, we enjoyed a juicy club steak cooked to perfection.
Examples
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The chef recommended the club steak as it is both tender and delicious.
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He ordered a club steak at the restaurant, eager to taste its rich flavor.
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They talk about club steaks and porterhouse?
Synonyms
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1.0
A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat
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3.2
A tender cut of beef from the back of the cow often served as a thick piece
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6.7
A small tender steak cut from the front of the cow's back served as a luxury dish
Surface Forms
Morphology
club + steak
While 'steak' clearly signals a slice of meat, the element 'club' does not transparently indicate a particular cut or size to a B1 learner (its common senses are social group, venue, or blunt object). 'Club steak' is a conventional butcher/culinary name for a specific cut and its precise meaning is lexicalized rather than compositionally predictable, so learners who know the parts would not reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The name club steak may come from old private clubs and hotels where a smaller, tender steak was often served to members. That's why club steak today means a 'small, tender cut' of beef.