The specific epithet, tigris, as well as the common name, tiger, come from the Middle English tigre and the Old English tigras (a plural word), both used for the animal. These derive from the Old French tigre, itself a derivative of the Latin word tigris and the Greek word tigris.
â¢ DELMONICO STEAK (noun). The noun DELMONICO STEAK has 1 sense: 1. small steak from the front of the short loin of beef. Familiarity information: DELMONICO STEAK used as a noun is very rare.
Two delicious, fairly expensive cuts of beef are the rib eye steak and the Delmonico steak. These two pricey selections are delicacies for the serious beef eater, but there are several differences between them. (Noel Hendrickson/Digital Vision/Getty Images)