Spanish Conversation · Level 164
30 words
Spanish word
bife
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbife/
Meaning
- masculine nounsteak
Example
En ese restaurante, el bife es caro.
At that restaurant, the steak is expensive.
More examples
¿Quiere el bife bien cocido o jugoso?
Do you want a well-done steak or a juicy steak?
Core concept
Río de la Plata style thick beef steak served as a portion.
Common phrases
bife bien cocido
well-done steak
bife jugoso
juicy steak
Similar words
bistec: Beef steak that is commonly sliced thinner and cooked as a simple portion.
filete: Thin, boneless slice of meat served as a delicate fillet or cutlet.
entrecot: Tender rib-area steak taken from near the ribs, with good marbling.
chuleta: Single bone-in slice of meat, served with the bone still attached.
Definition in Spanish
Corte de carne de vaca servido en ración, especialmente un filete grueso típico de la cocina rioplatense.
Word origin
Derived from English beef/beefsteak, the word entered local Spanish with immigrant influence and became shortened to bife.
Usage tips
- Menus list bifes as individual portions, so expressions like un bife or dos bifes are common and adding the corte and punto clarifies which cut and how it should be cooked.