Etymology

chateaubriand

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Today it means: A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin. Full definition →

French chateaubriand
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  1. French · borrowed fromchateaubriand
  2. English todaychateaubriand

Borrowed from French chateaubriand, named after French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who is said to have enjoyed this type of steak.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.