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.
May 05, 2008 posted by David Leite | photo by Steve Pool | 4. Judith Choate | James Canora | Dining at Delmonico's | Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008. This is, to us at Delmonicoâs, the one and only Delmonico steak. We use a boneless, 20-ounce, prime rib eye steak thatâs been aged for at least 6 weeks. Extremely tender yet unbelievably flavorful, this steak is cut from the center of the rib section.