aloyau
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French aloel, diminutive of aloe (“lark”), from Latin alauda (“lark”). The practice of serving stuffed larks led to an association with beef prepared in the same way, and ultimately to a specific cut of beef.
Replaced the Old French surlonge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.lwa.jo/
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Noun
aloyau m (plural aloyaux)
- sirloin
- Synonym: faux-filet
- 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […][1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
- C'était sous le hangar de la charreterie que la table était dressée. Il y avait dessus quatre aloyaux, six fricassées de poulets, du veau à la casserole, trois gigots, et, au milieu, un joli cochon de lait rôti, flanqué de quatre andouilles à l'oseille.
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Further reading
- “aloyau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012