sirloin

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

sirloin (US) in a cow, above the loin

sirloin (UK) in a cow, above the flank

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

Noun

sirloin (countable and uncountable; plural sirloins)

1. (US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
2. (UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Translations

cut of beef

• Dutch: lendestuk (nl) n, lendenstuk (nl) n
• Finnish: ulkofilee (fi)
• French: aloyau (fr), faux-filet (fr)
• German: (UK) Roastbeef (de) n, (US) Rumpsteak (de) n

• Japanese: ロース肉 (ja) (rōsu-niku), サーロイン (ja) (sāroin)
• Russian: филей (ru) (fil'éj) f
• Spanish: solomillo (es), palomilla (es)
• Swedish: ryggbiff (sv) c