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sirloin

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsɝlɔɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪn

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cut, cut of meat

History

Etymology

From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: говеждо филе (goveždo file) — cut of beef
  • Dutch: lendestuk — cut of beef
  • Dutch: lendenstuk — cut of beef
  • Finnish: paahtopaisti (US sirloin) — cut of beef
  • Finnish: ulkofilee (UK sirloin) — cut of beef
  • French: aloyau — cut of beef
  • French: faux-filet — cut of beef
  • French: contrefilet — cut of beef
  • French: contre-filet — cut of beef
  • French: surlonge — cut of beef
  • Galician: croca — cut of beef
  • German: Roastbeef — cut of beef
  • German: Rumpsteak — cut of beef
  • Indonesian: has luar — cut of beef
  • Italian: lombata — cut of beef
  • Japanese: ロース肉 (rōsu-niku) — cut of beef
  • Japanese: サーロイン (sāroin) — cut of beef
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ytrefilet — cut of beef
  • Polish: polędwica — cut of beef
  • Portuguese: picanha — cut of beef
  • Russian: филе́й (filéj) — cut of beef
  • Spanish: solomillo — cut of beef
  • Spanish: palomilla — cut of beef
  • Swedish: ryggbiff — cut of beef
  • Tagalog: solomilyo — cut of beef
  • Turkish: kontrfile — cut of beef