ETYM Old Eng. steike, Icel. steik, akin to Icel. steikja to roast, stikna to be roasted or scorched, and Eng. stick, the steak being broiled on a spit. Related to Stick.
(Homonym: stake).
A slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish.
Gebratene Fleischschnitte, bes. von Rind- u. Kalbfleisch.