Chateaubriand

//ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin wordnet

Synonyms

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beef wellingtonbreastchuckclodcold cutsflank

Example

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"Historians, for his part said Chateaubriand, do not they lie a little more than the poets?"

Etymology

Borrowed from French chateaubriand, named after French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who is said to have enjoyed this type of steak.

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