bistec
Spanish
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from English beefsteak. It is based on writing the English pronunciation according to 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
editNoun
editbistec m (plural bistecs)
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editFurther reading
edit- “bistec”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014