noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/
General-American:/ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɑ̃/
General-American:/ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɔ̃/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fillet, filet
3
noun
Meaning 3
French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Francois Rene Chateaubriand, Vicomte de Chateaubriand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statesman, solon, national leader, writer, author
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French chateaubriand, named after French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who is said to have enjoyed this type of steak.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Cantonese:
七打扒
(cat1 daa2 paa2)
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Chinese Cantonese:
七打牛柳
(cat1 daa2 ngau4 lau5)
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Chinese Mandarin:
夏多布里昂牛排
(Xiàduōbùlǐ'áng niúpái)
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Dutch:
biefstuk van de haas
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Dutch:
biefstuk van ossenhaas
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Dutch:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Esperanto:
ĉatobriando
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Finnish:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
French:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
French:
châteaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
French:
chateaubriant
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
French:
châteaubriant
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Galician:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
German:
doppeltes Rindlendenstück
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
German:
Ochsenfilet
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
German:
Chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Italian:
doppio filetto
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Japanese:
シャトーブリアン
(shatōburian)
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Korean:
샤토브리앙
(syatobeuriang)
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Polish:
szatobriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Polish:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Portuguese:
chatobriã
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Portuguese:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Romanian:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Russian:
шатобриа́н
(šatobrián)
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Spanish:
biftec doble
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Swedish:
chateaubriand
— steak cut from a beef tenderloin
