Etymology

entrecôte

en·tre·côte

Today it means: Sometimes in full entrecôte steak: a premium cut of beef from between the ribs used for roasts and steaks. Full definition →

French entrecôte
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  1. French · borrowed fromentrecôte
  2. English todayentrecôte

PIE word *h₁én Borrowed from French entrecôte, from entre (“between”) + côte (“rib”).

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