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New York strip

New York strip

8 4.1
A tender cut of beef from the upper part of the cow's back often cooked as a steak
  • noun
  • /njuː jɔrk strɪp/
  • US
translation icon : bistec de Nueva York
  • I'd like a New York strip, medium rare, with a side of roasted vegetables.
  • New York strip steak
  • aged New York strip
  • grilled New York strip

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Examples

Synonyms

steak
vsNew York strip
474 1.0

A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat

refers to a specific tender short loin cut rather than any thick slice
strip steak
vsNew York strip
  • US
3 3.2

A tender cut of beef from the back of the cow often served as a thick piece

is the same cut called by another common name

How Tender

filet mignon
12 7.7
ribeye
8 2.9
New York strip
  • US
8 4.1
flank steak
4 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

New + York + strip

The phrase combines the place-name 'New York' with 'strip' (a long narrow piece), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a kind of 'strip' associated with New York, giving partial compositional cues. However, the specific conventionalized culinary meaning — a particular tender cut of beef from the short loin — is specialized and not directly predictable from the constituents, so it is not fully transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

New York strip is named after New York City and the word strip means the long, thin piece of meat butchers cut from the short loin. That's why it now means a tender 'cut of beef' from the upper short loin.