tartar steak
- noun
- /ˈtɑːrtər steɪk/
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steak tartar
- The chef prepared tartar steak with onions, capers, and a raw egg on top.
Examples
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He ordered the tartar steak as an appetizer at the French restaurant.
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Eating tartar steak requires using only the freshest beef for safety.
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I ordered a tartar steak for lunch.
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Have you ever tried tartar steak?
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He ordered the tartar steak as an appetizer at the French restaurant.
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The chef prepared tartar steak with onions, capers, and a raw egg on top.
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Eating tartar steak requires using only the freshest beef for safety.
Synonyms
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6.7
A cold dish of chopped raw meat like beef or salmon served with sauce
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7.6
A cold dish of finely chopped raw beef with seasonings and a raw egg yolk
A dish of raw ground beef mixed with raw egg and onion, eaten raw
Surface Forms
Morphology
tartar + steak
The word 'steak' is transparent but 'tartar' here is a culinary label (as in 'steak tartare') that does not convey the idea of raw ground beef with egg and seasonings; the overall dish name is a fixed culinary term borrowed from French. A B1 learner who only knows the literal meanings of the constituents would not be able to infer the specific preparation, so prior exposure or cultural knowledge is required.
Etymology
Tartar steak comes from a popular story about the Tartars, horse riders who were said to eat raw meat while on the road, and from steak meaning beef. So the name came to mean a 'raw' chopped steak mixed with egg and seasonings, which is the dish we eat today.