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undercut

undercut

7.0
Tender meat from near the animal's backbone often used for cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈʌndərˌkʌt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : solomillo
  • The chef recommended the undercut for its exceptional tenderness and flavor.

Examples

  • Butchers often reserve the undercut for special customers due to its quality.

  • She ordered a grilled undercut with a side of vegetables for dinner.

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using undercut beef.

  • He ordered the undercut at the restaurant last night.

  • She ordered a grilled undercut with a side of vegetables for dinner.

  • The chef recommended the undercut for its exceptional tenderness and flavor.

  • Butchers often reserve the undercut for special customers due to its quality.

Synonyms

tenderloin
vsundercut
  • Specialized
17 3.7

A cut of meat from near the spine that is soft and easy to cut for special meals

is the same spinal tender meat but named for culinary use
loin
vsundercut
16 4.3

A cut of meat from an animal's back between the ribs and the rear

refers to the narrower tender spinal portion rather than the broader back area

How Tender

tenderloin
  • Specialized
17 3.7
undercut
  • Specialized
7.0
sirloin
11 2.9
round
  • US
26 6.1

Surface Forms

undercut singular
undercuts plural

Morphology

undercut = cut (opaque) = under + cut

Although formally 'under' + 'cut', this denotes a specific culinary portion of the loin whose precise referent is specialized and not derivable from the components by a typical learner.

Etymology

Undercut combines under 'below' and cut 'to cut'. In cooking it can mean a piece cut from under the backbone or loin, a tender part of the meat. So the undercut is the cut taken from below the spine that cooks use.