stéig

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish staíc (steak, piece of meat), from Old Norse steik. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic staoig.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stéig f (genitive singular stéige, nominative plural stéigeacha or stéigeanna)

  1. slice (of meat, flesh); strip
  2. steak
  3. (anatomy) gut, intestine

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