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flanken

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flan⋅ken

  [flahng-kuhn]
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–noun
1. a strip of meat from the front end of the short ribs of beef.
2. Jewish Cookery. a dish of this meat boiled and often served with horseradish or a horseradish-flavored sauce.
Origin:
1945–50; < Yiddish, pl. of flank (< G) < F or OF; see flank
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flan·ken   (flāng'kən)   
n.  

  1. A cut of meat taken from the short ribs of beef.

  2. A dish prepared from this cut of beef by boiling or stewing, often served with horseradish.


[Yiddish, from German, pl. of Flanke, flank, side, from French flanc; see flank.]
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