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flank steak

flank steak noun: a beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.

flank steak: a beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow
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Noun

flank steak (plural flank steaks)

  1. (beef) A beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.
    Synonyms:
    bavette

Synonyms of flank steak

Forms of flank steak

pluralflank steaks

Origin of flank steak

From flank + steak from being a steak cut from the flank.

Questions about flank steak

What does flank steak mean?
Flank steak means a beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or buttocks of the cow.
What part of speech is flank steak?
Flank steak is a noun.
What is the plural of flank steak?
The plural of flank steak is flank steaks.

Words near flank steak in the dictionary

  1. Flanigans
  2. flank
  3. flank eruption
  4. flank eruptions
  5. flank speed
  6. flank steak
  7. flank steaks
  8. flankable
  9. flanked
  10. flanken
  11. flanker

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