(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
Used in a Sentence
beefsteak
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for beefsteak.
Editorial note
They’re much uglier and softer than store bought beefsteak tomatoes, but way tastier.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of beefsteak gathered in one view.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato. [(US, Canada) A type of large tomato.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for beefsteak.
noun
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
noun
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato. [(US, Canada) A type of large tomato.]
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom. [Fistulina hepatica (an edible fungus)]
Example sentences
They’re much uglier and softer than store bought beefsteak tomatoes, but way tastier.
It is painful indeed to gush over roasting and grilling to a drooping face which has not enjoyed the pleasures of a beefsteak for years.
It's a variety of beefsteak tomato, and those are widely available.
Here's one quote from Anna Karenina which suggests that a similar approach was well known in Tolstoy's time: On the day of the races at Krasnoe Selo, Vronsky had come earlier than usual to eat beefsteak in the common messroom of the regiment.
"Beefsteak" tomatoes are perhaps the most common (and the worst).
Of course different varieties have different flavors but even a standard supermarket "beefsteak" will taste so much better picked ripe off the vine than bought at the store where it has been in a cooler for two months.
It's funny, In Spanish we don't have an equivalent of "beef", we use the word for meat "carne", but we have the anglicism "bife" (from beef) mostly used in South America, or "bistec" (from beefsteak) mostly used in Central and North America.
Quote examples
"Beefsteak" tomatoes are perhaps the most common (and the worst).
Of course different varieties have different flavors but even a standard supermarket "beefsteak" will taste so much better picked ripe off the vine than bought at the store where it has been in a cooler for two months.
It's funny, In Spanish we don't have an equivalent of "beef", we use the word for meat "carne", but we have the anglicism "bife" (from beef) mostly used in South America, or "bistec" (from beefsteak) mostly used in Central and North America.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use beefsteak in a sentence?
They’re much uglier and softer than store bought beefsteak tomatoes, but way tastier.
What does beefsteak mean?
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
What part of speech is beefsteak?
beefsteak is commonly used as noun.