beefsteak

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbiːfsteɪk/

Noun

beefsteak

1. (countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
2. (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant}, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
   1. (uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
3. (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato#English|beefsteak tomato
   • 2001, Patricia Mondore, A Perennial Faith: Finding Courage to Grow in the Garden of Life

     I purchased a half dozen of the healthiest-looking beefsteaks I could find, and tenderly planted the young shoots, using plenty of fertilizer and mulch. I faithfully watered them every day and the little plants quickly shot up to an impressive height.

4. (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom#English|beefsteak mushroom
5. (countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.

Translations

• French: bifteck
• German: Beefsteak
• Italian: bistecca
• Portuguese: bisteca
• Russian: бифште́кс
• Spanish: bistec, bife (Argentina)

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