chopped steak
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑpt steɪk/
- US
:
bistec picado
- The chef prepared a juicy chopped steak, perfect with a side of mashed potatoes.
Examples
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So you didn't touch one either," I said, spooning chopped steak onto my plate.
Fiction book (2002) -
The woman, her white helmet of hair tinged blue, leaned across the table to cut her husband's chopped steak.
Fiction book (1998) -
I ordered a delicious chopped steak for dinner at the restaurant.
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She preferred her meal to include a tender chopped steak instead of chicken.
Synonyms
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2.1
A small flat cake of ground meat or vegetables cooked to eat
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3.9
A cooked seasoned ground beef patty served with sauce or gravy
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1.6
A flat round piece of cooked ground beef used in burgers
A flat round patty of ground beef often served as a main dish
A flat piece of cooked ground beef served without a bun, often with gravy
A cooked flat piece of ground beef served without a bun
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'chopped' (cut into small pieces) applied to 'steak' (meat) yields the sense of meat that has been cut or minced, which a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer. Although 'steak' sometimes denotes a whole slice, the modifier 'chopped' cues a processed form (similar to 'minced meat' or 'hamburger steak'), so the meaning is transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Chopped steak gets its name from the way the meat is made: beef is finely chopped or ground and then shaped into a thick steak-like 'patty'. So the name gives a clear picture—a steak made from chopped meat—which is why it means a cooked beef 'patty' served as a 'main dish'.