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Definition of steakhouse
steakhouse
/ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs/
steak · house
Plural:steakhouses
steakhouse Lexical Profile
CEFR
B1
Grade
4
Tier
1
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• noun
1
A restaurant or commercial dining establishment that specializes in preparing and serving beef steaks and other grilled or broiled cuts of meat.
Example
"They reserved a table at a downtown steakhouse to celebrate the completion of the project."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in mid-19th-century American English as a compound of 'steak' and 'house,' evolving from the earlier British chop house tradition of taverns specializing in individual portions of broiled meat.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Steakhouse. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/steakhouse