Chateaubriand
/ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin. countable, uncountable
- 2 a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin wordnet
Example
More examples"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.