sirloin

English

Etymology

sirloin (US) in a cow, above the loin

sirloin (UK) in a cow, above the flank

From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”).^[1]

Noun

sirloin (countable and uncountable, plural sirloins)

(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
(Britain) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Translations

cut of beef

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: lendestuk n, lendenstuk n
Finnish: ulkofilee
French: aloyau (fr), faux-filet (fr), contrefilet (fr) m, contre-filet (fr) m
German: (UK) Roastbeef n, (US) Rumpsteak (de) n
Japanese: ロース肉 (rōsu-niku), サーロイン (sāroin)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: ytrefilet (no) m
Russian: филе́й (ru) f (filéj)
Spanish: solomillo (es), palomilla (es)
Swedish: ryggbiff c
Tagalog: solomilyo

References

↑ “sirloin” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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