round steak
- noun
- /raʊnd steɪk/
- US
- She chose round steak because it is a lean and flavorful cut of beef.
- top round steak
- pound round steak
- boneless round steak
Examples
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I got a piece of round steak in the refridgerator.
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He grilled a delicious round steak for dinner last night.
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For the recipe, you will need one pound of round steak, sliced into thin strips.
Synonyms
A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat
Meat from a cow or bull used for food
A piece of beef from one part of a cow used for cooking
How Lean
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'round' (a specific cut from the hind leg) + 'steak' (a thick slice of meat), so its meaning — a steak coming from the round — is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a literal, language-general naming pattern for meat cuts, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun round steak comes from the cow's round, the 'back leg' area, and steak meaning a slice of meat. That's why round steak refers to a lean cut from that part of the animal.