eye of round

English

Noun

eye of round (plural eyes of round)

1. A cut of meat taken from the rear leg muscles. A cheap cut of tough lean meat, considered one of the worst cuts; suitable for making ground meat.

Alternative forms

• eye round / eye-round / eyeround
• eye-of-round

Synonyms

• eye-of-round steak
• eye-of-round roast
• eye-round steak
• eye-round roast
• eye of rump (UK)

Coordinate terms

(cuts of steak from the rear leg muscles):

• round / round steak / round roast
• top round / top-round / topround / topround steak / top-round steak
• bottom round / bottom-round / bottomround / bottomround steak / bottom-round steak
• sirloin

Derived terms

• eye-of-round