Swiss steak

English

Etymology

See swiss (“to soften by rolling or pounding”), and (by confusion) Swiss (“of Switzerland”).

Noun

Swiss steak (countable and uncountable, plural Swiss steaks)

  1. meat, usually beef, softened by rolling or pounding, and then braised in stewed tomatoes
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