beefsteak en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From beef + steak. Doublet of bifshtek and bistek.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die
2011, Gillian Welch, “Tennessee”, in The Harrow & the Harvest, performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
alt of beefsteak plant
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa). ▸ The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
alt of beefsteak tomato
I purchased a half dozen of the healthiest-looking beefsteaks I could find, and tenderly planted the young shoots, using plenty of fertilizer and mulch. I faithfully watered them every day and the little plants quickly shot up to an impressive height.
2001, Patricia Mondore, A Perennial Faith: Finding Courage to Grow in the Garden of Life:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
alt of beefsteak mushroom
- (archaic, countable) A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beefsteaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
beefsteak Nazi · beefsteak mushroom · Florentine beefsteak · beefsteak club · beefsteak tomato · beefsteak begonia
Descendants
bifsteko · bistec · biffteck · bistec · bisteck · beefteak · bistecca · bifteck · bøfsteg · Beefsteak · biefstuk · bisteque · ビーフステーキ · biifsteek · bistec · beefsteak · bistèc · beefsteck · 비프스테이크 · bifstik · beefteck · biffstek · biftèque · bisté · bisteca · biftec · beefsteak
Translations (41)
ga stéig mhairteola (steak) · ms bifstik (steak) · eu xerra (steak) · uk біфште́кс (steak) · id bistik (steak) · ka ბიფშტექსი (steak) · el μοσχαρίσια μπριζόλα (steak) · bg бифте́к (steak) · acw بفتيك (steak) · de Beefsteak (steak) · fr bifteck (steak) · ko 비프스테이크 (steak) · cmn 牛排 (steak) · sv biffstek (steak) · it bistecca (steak) · ja ビーフステーキ (steak) · tr biftek (steak) · ru бифште́кс (steak) · nl biefstuk (steak) · sv biff (steak) · vi bít tết (steak) · az bifşteks (steak) · hy բիֆշտեքս (steak) · fi naudanlihapihvi (steak) · pt bisteca (steak) · cs biftek (steak) · be біфштэ́кс (steak) · hy պիֆթէք (steak) · fi naudanpihvi (steak) · ja ビフテキ (steak) · et biifsteek (steak) · kk бифштекс (steak) · pl befsztyk (steak) · ky бифштекс (steak) · mk бифтек (steak) · tl bistek (steak) · lv bifšteks (steak) · lt bifštekas (steak) · ca bistec (steak) · es bistec (steak) · es bife (steak)