sirloin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝlɔɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪn
Noun[edit]
sirloin (countable and uncountable, plural sirloins)
- (US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
- (UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cut of beef
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References[edit]
- ^ “sirloin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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