bifteck

French

Alternative forms

• beefsteak (obsolete)
• beefteak (obsolete)
• biftèque (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English beefsteak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bif.tɛk/

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Noun

bifteck m (plural biftecks)

1. beefsteak (a steak of beef)

Hypernyms

• steak

Derived terms

• défendre son bifteck
• gagner son bifteck

Descendants

• → Japanese: ビフテキ (bifuteki)
• → Turkish: biftek
• → Vietnamese: bít tết

Further reading

• “bifteck”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.