Thick slices of meat, typically beef, cut for grilling, broiling, or frying. The plural form of steak, referring to multiple portions of this high-quality cut of meat.
From Old Norse 'steik,' meaning 'roast meat,' related to 'steikja' meaning 'to roast on a stick or spit.' The word entered Middle English through Scandinavian influence and originally referred to any roasted meat before specializing to mean thick cuts.
The word 'steak' originally meant any meat cooked on a stick or spit, connecting to our modern word 'stake' (a pointed stick). This etymology reflects ancient cooking methods where meat was literally skewered on stakes over fire, long before modern grilling techniques.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.