A steak or a beef steak

Question

To say "un filete de ternera", which of these words are correct?

A steak

A beef steak

Thanks beforehand.

Answer 1

Let's get real. No one says beefsteak. It's just a steak. I have never heard beefsteak in my life. Gimme a beefsteak. We say gimme a primerib, gimme a ribeye, a T-bone, gimme a filet mignon. A cut of beef, a steak. No one says beefsteak. Who says beefsteak? Nobody.

gimme??? - Gocika, Jan 19, 2011

Gimme gimme gimme. I work at a steakhouse. Gimme a steak, all day long. - jeezzle, Jan 19, 2011

No New York Strip?! (shock) - Leanahtan, Jan 19, 2011

I have heard deer steak or elk steak though. - swampy, Jan 20, 2011

Answer 2

Hi,

I would say: a veal steak

Miguel

Answer 3

¡Hola!, Nila:

Carne de vaca y Ternera

Ternera = becerro = El jovene del ganado,y El ganado = las vacas maduros	Calves are the young of cattle,and Cattle are mature beef cattle
Los beceros dan carne de ternera, y El ganado dan carne de vaca	Calves give us veal cuts (baby beef),and Cattle gives us beef cuts
Para mi, un filete de ternera = a veal steak,y A beefsteak = un filete (o bistac) de vaca (o de res)	For me, un filete de terners = a veal steak, and un filete (o bistec) de vaca (o carne) is a beefsteak.

Answer 4

The only person I have ever heard say beefsteak was my Spanish teacher, who was originally from France. (!) Jeezzle is right, not something you will hear very often (if ever).

Answer 5

In my area we call a piece of veal, a veal cutlet. This would be tender beef from a young animal.

A steak is a piece of beef from a mature animal.

A larger piece of beef from a mature steer is called a roast of beef or a beef roast..

a veal cutlet

Answer 6

This may just be how I use the term, but to me "steak" is always beef, so to say "beef steak" to me is redundant. If the steak is other than beef, than a qualifier is added, as in your "veal steak". I'm a born and raised Mid-westerner (US), so this may be a regional interpretation.

Answer 7

A beef steak I think is the best