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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•der•loin /ˈtɛndɚˌlɔɪn/USA pronunciation n. - Food(in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the front of the rump: [uncountable]Tenderloin is expensive.[countable]She bought a few tenderloins for dinner.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•der•loin (ten′dər loin′),USA pronunciation n. - Food(in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.
- Fooda cut of beef lying between the sirloin and ribs.
- Government(cap.)
- (formerly) a district in New York City noted for corruption and vice: so called because police there could eat well from their bribes.
- a similar district in any U.S. city.
- tender1 + loin 1820–30, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tenderloin /ˈtɛndəˌlɔɪn/ n - a tender cut of pork or other meat from between the sirloin and ribs
Etymology: sense 2 from Tenderloin, former district of New York City, regarded as an easy source of bribes for a corrupt policeman |