matambre
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + hambre (“hunger”), due to it being able to sate hunger.
Noun
matambre m (plural matambres)
- (food) a thin steak cut from the diaphragm muscles of a cow (rose meat), similar to a flank steak
Derived terms
- matambre arollado
- matambre relleno
See also
Further reading
- “matambre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024