skirt steak

noun

: a boneless strip of beef cut from the plate

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Thinner cuts, like a flank or skirt steak, aren’t ideal. Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025 Six-word review: Hearty helping of flavorful skirt steak. Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025 There are so many different kinds and cuts of meat, from rib-eyes to cowboy steaks, skirt steak, and tri-tip. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025 At dinner, find handmade tortillas that grip fried red snapper tacos; cochinita pork; skirt steak with tomatillo salsa; and juicy shrimp a la diabla. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skirt steak 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of skirt steak was circa 1909

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“Skirt steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skirt%20steak. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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