steak 
(stāk)
(stāk)n.
1. A slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick and across the muscle grain and served broiled or fried.
2. A thick slice of a large fish cut across the body.
3. A patty of ground meat broiled or fried.
[Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik; see steig- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]