medium rare

adjective

Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.

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Meanings

adjectivemedium rare (not comparable)
  1. not comparableparticularly meatsCooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
half-done

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 四分熟, 三成熟
  • 四分熟 (sìfēnshú)cooked somewhat lightly
  • 三成熟 (sānchéngshú)cooked somewhat lightly
Finnish puoliraaka, medium rare
  • puoliraakacooked somewhat lightly
  • medium rarecooked somewhat lightly
French à point
  • à pointcooked somewhat lightly
German halb durch
  • halb durchcooked somewhat lightly
Māori tūāmaoa
  • tūāmaoacooked somewhat lightly
Polish średnio krwisty
  • średnio krwistycooked somewhat lightly
Portuguese ao ponto para mal
  • ao ponto para malcooked somewhat lightly
Russian средняя прожарка с кровью
  • средняя прожарка с кровью (srednjaja prožarka s krovʹju)cooked somewhat lightly
Yiddish מיטל נישט־דערבראָטן
  • מיטל נישט־דערבראָטן (mitl nisht-derbrotn)cooked somewhat lightly
Cite this entry
APA

medium rare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium%20rare

MLA

“medium rare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium%20rare. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medium rare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium%20rare.

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