steak

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
steak/steɪk/

▶noun

• 1 high-quality beef taken from the hindquarters of the animal, typically cut into thick slices for grilling or frying.

  ■ a thick slice of other meat or fish.

• 2 poorer-quality beef that is cubed or minced and cooked by braising or stewing.

– origin ME: from ON steik; rel. to steikja ‘roast on a spit’ and stikna ‘be roasted’.