sirloin

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US/ˈsɝlɔɪn/

noun

A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

OriginMiddle English surloine ← Old French surlonge →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

nounsirloin (countable and uncountable, plural sirloins)

plural sirloins

  1. UScountableuncountableA cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
  2. UKcountableuncountableA cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Origin

  1. Old Frenchsurlonge
  2. Middle Englishsurloine
  3. Englishsirloin

From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”).

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Translations

Bulgarian говеждо филе
  • говеждо филе (goveždo file)cut of beef
Dutch lendestuk, lendenstuk
  • lendestukcut of beef
  • lendenstukcut of beef
Finnish paahtopaisti (US sirloin), ulkofilee (UK sirloin)
  • paahtopaisti (US sirloin)cut of beef
  • ulkofilee (UK sirloin)cut of beef
French aloyau, faux-filet
  • aloyaucut of beef
  • faux-filetcut of beef
  • contrefiletcut of beef
  • contre-filetcut of beef
  • surlongecut of beef
German Roastbeef, Rumpsteak
  • Roastbeefcut of beef
  • Rumpsteakcut of beef
Indonesian has luar
  • has luarcut of beef
Italian lombata
  • lombatacut of beef
Japanese ロース肉, サーロイン
  • ロース肉 (rōsu-niku)cut of beef
  • サーロイン (sāroin)cut of beef
Norwegian Bokmål ytrefilet
  • ytrefiletcut of beef
Polish polędwica
  • polędwicacut of beef
Portuguese picanha
  • picanhacut of beef
Russian филе́й
  • филе́й (filéj)cut of beef
Spanish solomillo, palomilla
  • solomillocut of beef
  • palomillacut of beef
Swedish ryggbiff
  • ryggbiffcut of beef
Tagalog solomilyo
  • solomilyocut of beef
Turkish kontrfile
  • kontrfilecut of beef

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sirloin

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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