cube steak

noun

A tenderized cut of beef, usually top round or top sirloin, used for example in chicken-fried steak.

Meanings

nouncube steak (countable and uncountable, plural cube steaks)

plural cube steaks

  1. countableuncountableA tenderized cut of beef, usually top round or top sirloin, used for example in chicken-fried steak.

    Synonyms: bucket steak, minute steak

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tenderized cut of beef, usually top round or top sirloin, used for example in chicken-fried steak.

Origin

Referring to the shape of the indentations left by tenderizing.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål løvbiff, lauvbiff
  • løvbifftenderized cut of beef
  • lauvbifftenderized cut of beef
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