bistec
Spanish
Alternative forms
- bisté, bisteque
Etymology
From English beefsteak. It is based on writing the English pronunciation according the Spanish orthography rules. It has been widely speculated it came to use in the 19th century. Contrast the French concept of bifteck avec frites, since Waterloo according to Mon Dictionnaire de Cuisine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bisˈtek/ [bisˈt̪ek]
- Rhymes: -ek
- Syllabification: bis‧tec
Noun
bistec m (plural bistecs)
- steak, beefsteak
Related terms
- bife
Further reading
- “bistec”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014