sirloin

noun

sir·​loin ˈsər-ˌlȯin 

: a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part of the hindquarter just in front of the round see beef illustration

Examples of sirloin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Discounts ranged from 10 cents to more than $1.50, and products included pantry staples (like pinto beans and avocado oil) plus seafood and meat (like chicken and sirloin steak). —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

What’s your favorite comfort food? To be honest ... a big, red, juicy sirloin. —Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024

Storer uses beef chuck, but she’s also used top round or top sirloin roast. —Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024

Signature dishes include an octopus dish with squid ink, apple, dashi and kimchi, and a Black Angus sirloin with coffee, parsnip and polenta. —Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier surloin, modification of Middle French surlonge, from sur over (from Latin super) + loigne, longe loin — more at over, loin

First Known Use

1554, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sirloin

noun

sir·​loin ˈsər-ˌlȯin 

: a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part just in front of the rump