porterhouse

Thân thiện

A porterhouse steak sizzles on a charcoal grill.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large, high-quality steak cut from the thick end of the short loin of a steer or heifer. It is characterized by containing a substantial portion of both the strip steak (on the larger side of the bone) and the tenderloin filet (on the smaller side), separated by a distinctive T-shaped bone.

Usage

The word "porterhouse" is used specifically to refer to this particular cut of beef. It is a count noun. * When ordering at a steakhouse: "I'll have the porterhouse, medium-rare." * Describing a meal: He grilled a magnificent porterhouse for the guests. * Comparing cuts: The porterhouse includes more tenderloin than a T-bone steak.

Advanced Usage

• "Porterhouse steak": This is the full, most common form. The word "porterhouse" alone is generally understood to mean "porterhouse steak."
  • The menu featured a 24-ounce porterhouse steak.

Variants and Related Words

• T-bone steak: A similar cut from the short loin containing the same T-shaped bone, but with a smaller portion of the tenderloin filet. The porterhouse is essentially a larger, more premium version of the T-bone.
• Strip steak (New York strip): The portion of meat on the larger side of the T-bone in a porterhouse.
• Filet mignon (tenderloin): The portion of meat on the smaller side of the T-bone in a porterhouse.

Synonyms

• There is no direct single-word synonym for this specific cut. Descriptive phrases like "large T-bone steak" or "bone-in strip and filet cut" can convey a similar idea but are not exact synonyms.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• No common idioms or phrasal verbs use the word "porterhouse." Its usage is almost exclusively culinary.

Học thuật

Noun

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

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