pepper steak

noun

A steak served with pepper sauce.

Similar
steak au poivrepeppered steak

Meanings

nounpepper steak (countable and uncountable, plural pepper steaks)

plural pepper steaks

  1. countableuncountableA steak served with pepper sauce.
  2. countableuncountableSynonym of steak au poivre (“steak coated with crushed peppercorns in a sauce”).

    Synonyms: steak au poivre

  3. countableuncountableA stir-fried Chinese dish of sliced beef steak (often flank, sirloin, or round) cooked with sliced bell peppers, bamboo shoots, and seasonings.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of steak au poivre (“steak coated with crushed peppercorns in a sauce”).

More synonyms by meaning

nounsteak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce

Similar
steak au poivrepeppered steak
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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