chateaubriand

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UK/ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/US/ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɑ̃/US/ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɔ̃/

noun

A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.

OriginFrench chateaubriand →
UncommonScrabble 21
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Meanings

nounchateaubriand (countable and uncountable, plural chateaubriands)

plural chateaubriands · alternative châteaubriand

  1. countableuncountableA thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.

Origin

  1. Frenchchateaubriand
  2. Englishchateaubriand

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 七打扒, 七打牛柳
  • 七打扒 (cat¹ daa² paa²)steak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • 七打牛柳 (cat¹ daa² ngau⁴ lau⁵)steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Chinese Mandarin 夏多布里昂牛排
  • 夏多布里昂牛排 (Xiàduōbùlǐ'áng niúpái)steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Dutch biefstuk van de haas, biefstuk van ossenhaas
  • biefstuk van de haassteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • biefstuk van ossenhaassteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Esperanto ĉatobriando
  • ĉatobriandosteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Finnish chateaubriand
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
French chateaubriand, châteaubriand
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • châteaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • chateaubriantsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • châteaubriantsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
German doppeltes Rindlendenstück, Ochsenfilet
  • doppeltes Rindlendenstücksteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • Ochsenfiletsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • Chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Italian doppio filetto
  • doppio filettosteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Japanese シャトーブリアン
  • シャトーブリアン (shatōburian)steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Korean 샤토브리앙
  • 샤토브리앙 (syatobeuriang)steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Polish szatobriand, chateaubriand
  • szatobriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Portuguese chatobriã, chateaubriand
  • chatobriãsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Romanian chateaubriand
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Russian шатобриа́н
  • шатобриа́н (šatobrián)steak cut from a beef tenderloin
Spanish biftec doble
  • biftec doblesteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Swedish chateaubriand
  • chateaubriandsteak cut from a beef tenderloin
Cite this entry
APA

chateaubriand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chateaubriand

MLA

“chateaubriand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chateaubriand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chateaubriand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chateaubriand.

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