Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salisbury steak

/ˈsɒlzbɛɹi ˈsteɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: sal-is-bury steak
IPA: /ˈsɒlzbɛɹi ˈsteɪk/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ground beef, mixed with egg, milk, breadcrumbs and seasonings and made into patties and cooked.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after American physician James H. Salisbury (1823–1905).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Salisbury steaks (plural)

Phrases

poor man's steak Salisbury's cure

Frequently Paired Words

poor man's steak Salisbury's cure meatloaf

Questions

How do you pronounce salisbury steak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɒlzbɛɹi ˈsteɪk/.
What does salisbury steak mean?: Ground beef, mixed with egg, milk, breadcrumbs and seasonings and made into patties and cooked.
Where does salisbury steak come from?: Named after American physician James H. Salisbury (1823–1905).

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