sirloin

noun

sir·​loin ˈsər-ˌlȯin How to pronounce sirloin (audio)
: a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part of the hindquarter just in front of the round see beef illustration

Examples of sirloin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Storer uses beef chuck, but she’s also used top round or top sirloin roast. Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024 Signature dishes include an octopus dish with squid ink, apple, dashi and kimchi, and a Black Angus sirloin with coffee, parsnip and polenta. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Also recently featured was its Thursday $19.99 steak and scampi special of a 6-ounce sirloin steak paired with shrimp scampi with a choice of two sides. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024 The menu featured a dinner of tropical mahi-mahi, artisan short rib, along with lots array of appetizers, including tuna tartare spring rolls, mac and cheese cupcakes, Nashville hot cauliflower, and sirloin sliders. Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sirloin 

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier surloin, modification of Middle French surlonge, from sur over (from Latin super) + loigne, longe loin — more at over, loin

First Known Use

1554, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sirloin was in 1554

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“Sirloin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sirloin. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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sirloin

noun
sir·​loin ˈsər-ˌlȯin How to pronounce sirloin (audio)
: a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part just in front of the rump

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