Meaning
steak
- a slice of meat, usually beef, cooked as a main dish
In a sentence
A cena ho ordinato una bistecca.
For dinner I ordered a steak.
Vuoi una bistecca o la pasta?
Do you want a steak or pasta?
Oggi non mangio la bistecca.
Today I'm not eating steak.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bistecca | feminine · singular |
| bistecche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually feminine: la bistecca.
- Common cooking phrases: al sangue, ben cotta.
- Not the same as fettina, which is a thin slice of meat.