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.
The Delmonico steak is also cut from this muscle, but can refer to a steak cut from the short loin (closer to the back of the cow), the chuck (located at the front of the cow) or to a boneless steak cut from the rib. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images. Taste and Uses.