Meanings
nounhanger steak (plural hanger steaks)
plural hanger steaks
- A cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of a steer or heifer.
Synonyms: butcher's steak, hanging tender, onglet, onglet steak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of a steer or heifer.
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Origin
From hanger + steak. Anatomically, it is said to "hang" from the diaphragm of the animal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish nyretapper
- nyretappercut of beef steak
Finnish pallealiha
- pallealihacut of beef steak
French onglet
- ongletcut of beef steak
Italian lombatello
- lombatellocut of beef steak
Korean 행거 스테이크
- 행거 스테이크 (haenggeo seuteikeu)cut of beef steak
Spanish arrachera
- arracheracut of beef steak
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hanger steak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanger%20steak
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hanger steak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanger%20steak.
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