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Sirloin vs Steak - What's the difference?

sirloin | steak |

As nouns the difference between sirloin and steak

is that sirloin is (us) a cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in uk english) while steak is steak (slice of beef or meat of other animals).

sirloin

English

(wikipedia sirloin)

Noun

  • (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).

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    steak

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • (label) A slice of meat of other large animals; as venison steak, bear steak, pork steak, turtle steak.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.}}

    Synonyms

    * beefsteak

    Derived terms

    * steak and kidney pie

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.
  • * 2000 , Nick Karas, The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing , page 353:
    • Really large bass can be treated as filets, as we mentioned earlier, or they can be steaked'. If they are to be ' steaked , they should be cleaned like a bass to be baked, scaled, and the skin left in place.

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