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steak tartare

steak tartare noun: a French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.

steak tartare: a French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients
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Noun

steak tartare (countable and uncountable, plural steaks tartare or steak tartares)

  1. A French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.
    • They specialise in dishes from the Gaziantep region in south-east Turkey synonymous with kebabs. Our favourite is cig kofte, Turkey's answer to steak tartare (lamb kneaded with spice and herbs).2005 December 17, Sudi Pigott, “Istanbul on a plate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • Two fully fledged French restaurants are planned — but without such classics as steak tartare, blood sausage or choucroute.2024 May 29, Roger Cohen, “Hold the French Fries! Paris Olympics Chart a New Gastronomic Course.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 May 2024

Examples of steak tartare in a sentence

  • There’s a short, unchanging menu of simple dishes like steak tartare, grilled octopus with aioli, hanger steak and a simple, acidic green salad.2024 June 13, Becky Hughes, “Where to Eat: At the Bar”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2024:
  • I glanced at the offerings: duck confit, moules frites, steak tartare, white veal Bolognese — and then ordered lentil soup.2025 February 28, Laura Esther Wolfson, “Rules for Staying Close to Exes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28...

Forms of steak tartare

pluralsteaks tartare
pluralsteak tartares

Origin of steak tartare

Borrowed from French steak tartare.

Questions about steak tartare

What does steak tartare mean?
Steak tartare means a French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.
How do you use steak tartare in a sentence?
There’s a short, unchanging menu of simple dishes like steak tartare, grilled octopus with aioli, hanger steak and a simple, acidic green salad.
What part of speech is steak tartare?
Steak tartare is a noun.
What is the plural of steak tartare?
The plural of steak tartare is steaks tartare.

Words near steak tartare in the dictionary

  1. steak on the hoof
  2. steak sauce
  3. steak sauces
  4. steak set
  5. steak sets
  6. steak tartare
  7. steak tartares
  8. steak-and-kidney pie
  9. steak-and-kidney pies
  10. steak-and-kidney pudding
  11. steak-and-kidney puddings

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