Definitions

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  • noun A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.

Etymologies

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From the French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who is said to have enjoyed this type of steak.

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Examples

  • Is a "chateaubriand" the owner of a chateau, a kind of torch, or a large thick fillet steak?

    June 2007 2007

  • The city of Marie Antoinette and all those Louis's and Balzac and the Louvre, Fontainebleau, Notre Dames and chateaubriand.

    Carole Mallory: Pan Am Days: Dancing With Paris In 1966 Carole Mallory 2011

  • The city of Marie Antoinette and all those Louises and Balzac and the Louvre, Fontainebleau, Notre Dames and chateaubriand.

    Carole Mallory: Pan Am Days: Dancing With Paris In 1966 Carole Mallory 2011

  • Dinner choices include chateaubriand, roasted rack of lamb, salmon, filet mignon, veal marsala, a grilled vegetable platter, fresh fish of the day and lobster specials on Friday nights.

    Natalie Pace: Following Prince Harry To The American Southwest Natalie Pace 2011

  • The city of Marie Antoinette and all those Louis's and Balzac and the Louvre, Fontainebleau, Notre Dames and chateaubriand.

    Carole Mallory: Pan Am Days: Dancing With Paris In 1966 Carole Mallory 2011

  • The city of Marie Antoinette and all those Louises and Balzac and the Louvre, Fontainebleau, Notre Dames and chateaubriand.

    Carole Mallory: Pan Am Days: Dancing With Paris In 1966 Carole Mallory 2011

  • The chateaubriand of steakhouses in a city known for them, this bloody-good politico holdout, situated in a century-old Victorian, features a 64-ounce porterhouse steak and dozens of wines by the glass.

    American Confidential 2010

  • A lot of folks like meat from the tenderloin like chateaubriand and filet mignon because they are the more tender, but, because they are also leaner than ribeyes, filets don't have the flavor fat brings to the party.

    Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks 2010

  • With our lobster tails and chateaubriand, our breakfast buffets and afternoon teas, we came to no grief during the crossing, unless grief can be defined as the gaining of a couple of kilos of excess weight.

    The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009

  • With our lobster tails and chateaubriand, our breakfast buffets and afternoon teas, we came to no grief during the crossing, unless grief can be defined as the gaining of a couple of kilos of excess weight.

    The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009

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