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.
In any case, I'm not sure which is the greater indignity, that piece of string, or that fact that these chuck eye steaks are all-too-frequently marketed as Delmonico steaks. I wouldn't go so far as to describe it as a deplorable practice.