bistec

Spanish

Alternative forms

• bisté, bisteque

Etymology

A phonetic calque of English beefsteak. It is based on writing the English pronunciation according the Spanish orthography rules. It has been widely speculated it came to use in the 19th century. Contrast the French concept of bifteck avec frites, since Waterloo according to Mon Dictionnaire de Cuisine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisˈtek/ [bisˈt̪ek]

Noun

bistec m (plural bistecs)

1. steak, beefsteak

Related terms

• bife

Further reading

• “bistec”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014