sirloin

English

Etymology

sirloin (US) in a cow, above the loin

sirloin (UK) in a cow, above the flank

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝlɔɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪn

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).

Derived terms

• sirloin cap

 

Translations

cut of beef

• Bulgarian: говеждо филе n (goveždo file)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: lendestuk n, lendenstuk (nl) n
• Finnish: ulkopaisti (fi), ulkofilee (fi) (UK sirloin)
• French: aloyau (fr), faux-filet (fr), contrefilet (fr) m, contre-filet (fr) m, surlonge (fr)
• Galician: croca (gl) f
• German: (UK) Roastbeef n, (US) Rumpsteak (de) n
• Indonesian: has luar
• Italian: lombata f
• Japanese: ロース肉 (rōsu-niku), サーロイン (sāroin)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ytrefilet (no) m

• Polish: polędwica (pl) f
• Portuguese: picanha (pt) f
• Russian: филе́й (ru) f (filéj)
• Spanish: solomillo (es), palomilla (es)
• Swedish: ryggbiff c
• Tagalog: solomilyo
• Turkish: kontrfile (tr)