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.
A rib eye steak is generally going to be more expensive than a Delmonico, regardless of the area of the cow from which the Delmonico is cut. Depending on the area of the cow from which the Delmonico steak is taken, the rib eye may cost up to twice as much.