porterhouse steak
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- noun
- /ˈpɔrtərˌhaʊs steɪk/
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chuleta porterhouse
- So for lunch, I would love a 20-ounce porterhouse steak-- medium, maybe a little bit charred-- with all the trimmings.
- a nice porterhouse steak
You have, you know, the porterhouse steak, all right.
- You have, you know, the porterhouse steak, all right.
- Why don't you have a freaking porterhouse steak with a Chobani yogurts?
Examples
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Porterhouse steak, seared, medium-rare.
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You have, you know, the porterhouse steak, all right.
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French fries and a porterhouse steak.
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Sir, Miss Muntz has identified the porterhouse steak.
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Cases of diet soft drinks, Porterhouse steak, lobster...
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There's crab cocktail, porterhouse steak, and cheesecake.
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He always stopped and had the butcher cut porterhouse steaks in Lindstrom.
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It's porterhouse steak, mashed, no, creamed potatoes, green peas, iced tea and ice cream.
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What would you like for dinner, chicken or a nice porterhouse steak?
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So for lunch, I would love a 20-ounce porterhouse steak-- medium, maybe a little bit charred-- with all the trimmings.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat
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A large steak with a T-shaped bone and a small soft piece of meat
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A steak from the middle of the cow's back with a T-shaped bone and a piece of tenderloin
Surface Forms
Morphology
The element 'porterhouse' already denotes a specific cut of meat and 'steak' names the food item, so the phrase simply identifies a type of steak (a porterhouse-type steak). This is a straightforward noun-modifier composition following common patterns (X steak), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name porterhouse steak may come from old inns called porter houses, where people drank 'porter' beer and were served a large T-shaped steak to share. That's why today porterhouse steak means a big steak with a T-shaped bone and a large, tender piece of meat on one side.