different between perilla vs beefsteak

English

Etymology

From New Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p????l.?/
• Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

perilla (countable and uncountable, plural perillas)

1. An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.

Synonyms

• beefsteak plant (purple-leaved variety)
• shiso

Translations

Anagrams

• pallier

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?a

Verb

perilla

1. third-person singular present indicative form of perillar
2. second-person singular imperative form of perillar

Spanish

Etymology

pera +? -illa

Pronunciation

Noun

perilla f (plural perillas)

1. goatee

   Synonyms: (Mexico) piocha, barba de chivo, chiva, chivera

2. knob, doorknob

English

Etymology

beef +? steak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bi?fste?k/

Noun

beefsteak (countable and uncountable, plural beefsteaks)

1. (countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
2. (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
   1. (uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
3. (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato
   • 2001, Patricia Mondore, A Perennial Faith: Finding Courage to Grow in the Garden of Life

     I purchased a half dozen of the healthiest-looking beefsteaks I could find, and tenderly planted the young shoots, using plenty of fertilizer and mulch. I faithfully watered them every day and the little plants quickly shot up to an impressive height.

4. (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom
5. (countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.

Descendants

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English beefsteak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bif.st?k/

Noun

beefsteak m (plural beefsteaks)

1. Obsolete form of bifteck.