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short loin

short loin

1 7.6
A section of beef behind the ribs used to make porterhouse and T-bone steaks
  • noun
  • /ʃɔrt lɔɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lomo corto
  • The chef recommended the short loin for grilling.

Examples

  • After trimming the short loin, the butcher demonstrated how to slice perfect steaks.

  • Porterhouse and T-bone steaks are both cut from the short loin of beef.

  • The chef ordered a whole short loin to prepare a variety of steaks for the evening menu.

  • I bought some short loins for the barbecue.

  • The chef prepared delicious porterhouse steaks from the short loin of beef.

  • For a juicy T-bone steak, choose a cut from the short loin section of the meat.

  • When selecting beef, look for a cut from the short loin for optimal tenderness.

Surface Forms

short loin singular
short loins plural
short-loins plural
short-loin singular

Morphology

short + loin

The noun is a literal combination of 'short' (small/brief) + 'loin' (a cut of meat), referring to the shorter section of the loin from which certain steaks are cut. Although it's a specialized butchery term, the meaning is compositional and predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the basic sense.

Etymology

Short loin comes from butchers: it names the short part of the animal's loin, a small piece of the cow's 'back' just behind the ribs where porterhouse and T-bone 'steaks' come from. That's why the term now means this particular 'cut of beef'.