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wagyu

wagyu

2 7.5
High-quality beef from Japanese cattle with heavy marbling and tenderness
  • noun
  • /ˈwɑːɡjuː/
translation icon : carne wagyu
  • Would you care for a fine wagyu steak?
  • wagyu beef
  • wagyu steak
  • Japanese wagyu

It was, it was, it was like Wagyu, full on everything.

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Examples

  • A full range of grilled items is available, but the star attractions are the steaks, which include flawless Wagyu tenderloin and prime USDA Angus rib eye.

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  • Yes, the Japanese wagyu with crispy bone marrow was impossibly decadent.

  • Would you care for a fine Wagyu steak?

  • Got a bit of Wagyu in the freezer as it happens.

  • Now, if you don't mind, I would like to go back to my delicious Wagyu steak.

  • This premium Japanese Wagyu beef from famed Takara Ranch has been recognized by the Imperial Palace of Japan as one of the greatest beef stocks to be raised in the past 400 years.

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  • The burger is made with Wagyu beef, white truffles, Italy's finest para negra prosciutto.

  • My entrée was the Wagyu Beef Sirloin, sided with crispy pork belly, fondant potato, and a port wine jus.

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  • Hits: The restaurant's specialty is a 45-ounce wagyu tomahawk chop that's aged in-house for 60 days.

How Marbled

wagyu
2 7.5
cornfed beef
  • US
1 4.7
beef
45 1.0

Surface Forms

wagyu singular
wagyus plural

Etymology

The word wagyu comes from Japanese parts wa ('Japanese') and gyu ('cow'), so it literally means 'Japanese cow' and by extension the high-quality beef from those animals. That's why when people say wagyu they often mean the rich, marbled beef that is famous in Japan.