flank steak

noun

: a pear-shaped muscle of the beef flank
also : a steak cut from this muscle see beef illustration

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Creamy panang curry is plated with thick cuts of flank steak, swirls of coconut cream, a bunch of lime leaves and crisp green beans. Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025 Other delicious options include the flank steak tacos, poké bowl and grilled corn with Korean chili and homemade mayonnaise. Rana Good, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 The meat dress The 2010 MTV VMAs only had one real winner: The woman whose flank steak frock by Franc Fernandez delivered one of the most memorable fashion moments in recent history. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 On Thursday, tequila lime flank steak, esquite salmon and chicken fajitas were among the options reporters could taste. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flank steak

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flank steak was in 1902

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“Flank steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flank%20steak. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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