Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawr-ter-hous, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr tərˌhaʊs, ˈpoʊr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pawr-ter-hous, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr tərˌhaʊs, ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of porterhouse word
- noun plural porterhouse Also called porterhouse steak. a choice cut of beef from between the prime ribs and the sirloin. 1
- noun plural porterhouse Archaic. a house at which porter and other liquors are retailed. 1
- noun porterhouse thick steak cut from loin 1
- noun porterhouse a thick choice steak of beef cut from the middle ribs or sirloin 0
- noun porterhouse (formerly) a place in which porter, beer, etc, and sometimes chops and steaks, were served 0
- noun porterhouse a place where beer and porter (and sometimes steaks and chops) are served 0
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Origin of porterhouse
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; porter3 + house
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Parts of speech for Porterhouse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
porterhouse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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