flank steak

noun

A beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.

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bavette
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Meanings

nounflank steak (plural flank steaks)

plural flank steaks

  1. beefA beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.

    Synonyms: bavette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.

Similar
bavette

Origin

From flank + steak from being a steak cut from the flank.

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Translations

Estonian küljetükk
  • küljetükkTranslations
Finnish kuvepaisti, kuve
  • kuvepaistiTranslations
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French bavette
  • bavetteTranslations
Italian bavetta
  • bavettaTranslations
Korean 플랭크 스테이크
  • 플랭크 스테이크 (peullaengkeu seuteikeu)Translations
Polish bavette
  • bavetteTranslations
Portuguese fraldinha, vazio
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  • vazioTranslations
Spanish sobrebarriga, matambre
  • sobrebarrigaTranslations
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Swedish flankstek
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Cite this entry
APA

flank steak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flank%20steak

MLA

“flank steak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flank%20steak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flank steak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flank%20steak.

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