Definition

Noun: A large, high-quality beef steak cut from the thick end of the short loin. It is characterized by containing a T-shaped bone and includes a substantial portion of both the strip steak (on one side of the bone) and the tenderloin filet (on the other side).

Usage

This term refers specifically to a cut of meat. It is used when ordering at a restaurant, shopping for meat, or discussing recipes and cooking. - He ordered a porterhouse steak, cooked medium-rare. - The butcher recommended the porterhouse steak for our special dinner.

Advanced Usage

• "Porterhouse for two": A menu term indicating a very large porterhouse steak intended to be shared by two people.
  • They celebrated their anniversary by splitting a porterhouse for two.

Variants and Related Words

• Porterhouse: Often used as a shortened, informal form of "porterhouse steak."
  • I'll have the porterhouse, please.
• T-bone steak: A similar cut from the short loin that contains a T-shaped bone but typically has a smaller portion of tenderloin than a porterhouse steak.

Synonyms

• Beef steak: A general term; "porterhouse" is a specific type.
• T-bone: A closely related cut, though not an exact synonym due to the size difference in the tenderloin portion.

Noun

1. large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin