beef neck

2.8

A cut of beef from the cow's neck used for slow cooking and making broth

noun
/biːf nɛk/

: cuello de res

Slow-cooked beef neck makes an incredibly rich and flavorful stew.

Examples

The restaurant features a braised beef neck on its winter menu.
She bought a large beef neck for making homemade broth.
I bought a piece of beef neck for the stew.
The chef recommended using beef neck for braising.
Slow-cooked beef neck makes an incredibly rich and flavorful stew.
She bought a large beef neck for making homemade broth.
The restaurant features a braised beef neck on its winter menu.

Synonyms

neck

vsbeef neck

23 5.3

A cut of meat from where an animal's head joins its body for slow cooking

comes specifically from cattle rather than from any animal

How Tender

beef loin

2.8

beef roast

1 1.3

beef neck

2.8

chuck

7 7.0

shank

9 5.8

Surface Forms

beef neck singular

beef necks plural

Morphology

beef + neck

The meaning 'a cut of beef taken from the neck' is directly and literally derivable from combining 'beef' (meat from a cow) with 'neck' (the animal's neck/cut). This noun+noun compounding for meat cuts is a transparent and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.

Etymology

Beef neck names the cut of beef taken from the animal's neck. The meat from that area is tough at first but becomes soft and full of flavour after long cooking, so beef neck is often used for 'slow-cooked dishes'.