picanha

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noun

A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

Similar
rump caprump coversirloin capcoulotte
OriginPortuguese picanha →
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Meanings

nounpicanha (countable and uncountable, plural picanhas)

plural picanhas

  1. countableuncountableA cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

    Synonyms: rump cap, rump cover, sirloin cap, coulotte

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

Similar
rump caprump coversirloin capcoulotte
Also see
coulotterump caprump coversirloin cap

Origin

  1. Portuguesepicanha
  2. Englishpicanha

Borrowed from Portuguese picanha.

More words from Portuguese

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Translations

Dutch staartstuk
  • staartstukcut of beef
French picanha
  • picanhacut of beef
Japanese イチボ
  • イチボcut of beef
Portuguese picanha
  • picanhacut of beef
Spanish picaña
  • picañacut of beef
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“picanha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picanha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picanha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picanha.

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