Phrase guide

flank steak

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: beef

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cut of beef from the flank of the animal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: beefsteak

History

Etymology

From flank + steak from being a steak cut from the flank.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: küljetükk — Translations
  • Finnish: kuvepaisti — Translations
  • Finnish: kuve — Translations
  • French: bavette — Translations
  • Italian: bavetta — Translations
  • Korean: 플랭크 스테이크 (peullaengkeu seuteikeu) — Translations
  • Polish: bavette — Translations
  • Portuguese: fraldinha — Translations
  • Portuguese: vazio — Translations
  • Spanish: sobrebarriga — Translations
  • Spanish: matambre — Translations
  • Swedish: flankstek — Translations