Shank — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈaŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈaŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈæŋk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cannon stem waist

Parts of Speech

noun	a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
noun	the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
noun	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
noun	cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
noun	cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
noun	the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
noun	lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
noun	a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
verb	hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

Word Forms

shank	verb	hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
shank	noun	a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schaft

ein Stück Fleisch (Rind oder Kalb oder Hammel oder Lamm) vom oberen Teil der Keule

🇫🇷French

jarret

un morceau de viande (bœuf ou veau ou mouton ou agneau) de la partie supérieure de la cuisse

🇪🇸Spanish

caña

un corte de carne (ternera, cordero o cordero) de la parte superior de la pierna

🇮🇹Italian

gambo

un taglio di carne (manzo o vitello o montone o agnello) ricavato dalla parte superiore della coscia

🇳🇱Dutch

schacht

een stuk vlees (rund- of kalfsvlees, schapenvlees of lamsvlees) van het bovenste deel van de poot

🇵🇹Portuguese

haste

um corte de carne (boi ou vitela ou carneiro ou cordeiro) da parte superior da perna

🇷🇺Russian

хвостовик

кусок мяса (говядины или телятины, или баранины, или баранины) от верхней части ножки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टांग

पैर के ऊपरी हिस्से से मांस का एक टुकड़ा (बीफ़ या वील या मटन या भेड़ का बच्चा)।

🇧🇩Bengali

শঙ্ক

পায়ের উপরের অংশ থেকে কাটা মাংস (গরুর মাংস বা গরুর মাংস বা ভেড়ার মাংস)

🇮🇳Tamil

சங்கு

காலின் மேல் பகுதியில் இருந்து ஒரு வெட்டு இறைச்சி (மாட்டிறைச்சி அல்லது வியல் அல்லது ஆட்டிறைச்சி அல்லது ஆட்டுக்குட்டி).

🇮🇳Telugu

షాంక్

కాలు ఎగువ భాగం నుండి మాంసం (గొడ్డు మాంసం లేదా దూడ మాంసం లేదా మటన్ లేదా గొర్రె) కట్

🇮🇳Marathi

टांग

पायाच्या वरच्या भागातून कापलेले मांस (गोमांस किंवा वासराचे मांस किंवा मटण किंवा कोकरू)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાંખ

પગના ઉપરના ભાગમાંથી માંસનો કટ (ગોમાંસ અથવા વાછરડાનું માંસ અથવા મટન અથવા લેમ્બ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ಯಾಂಕ್

ಕಾಲಿನ ಮೇಲಿನ ಭಾಗದಿಂದ ಮಾಂಸದ ಕಟ್ (ಗೋಮಾಂಸ ಅಥವಾ ಕರುವಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಮಟನ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕುರಿಮರಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശങ്ക്

കാലിൻ്റെ മുകൾ ഭാഗത്ത് നിന്ന് മാംസം (ബീഫ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കിടാവിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആട്ടിറച്ചി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആട്ടിൻകുട്ടി) ഒരു കട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੰਕ

ਲੱਤ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰਲੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਮੀਟ (ਬੀਫ ਜਾਂ ਵੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਮੱਟਨ ਜਾਂ ਲੇਲੇ) ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنڈلی

ٹانگ کے اوپری حصے سے گوشت کا ایک کٹ (گائے کا گوشت یا ویل یا مٹن یا بھیڑ کا بچہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

柄

腿上部的一块肉（牛肉或小牛肉或羊肉或羊肉）

🇯🇵Japanese

シャンク

脚の上部の肉（牛肉、子牛肉、羊肉、子羊肉）の切り身

🇰🇷Korean

정강이

다리 윗부분의 고기 부위(소고기, 송아지 고기, 양고기, 양고기)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân

một miếng thịt (thịt bò hoặc thịt bê hoặc thịt cừu hoặc thịt cừu) từ phần trên của chân

🇹🇭Thai

ก้าน

การตัดเนื้อสัตว์ (เนื้อวัวหรือลูกวัวหรือเนื้อแกะหรือเนื้อแกะ) จากส่วนบนของขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

betis

sepotong daging (sapi atau sapi muda atau kambing atau domba) dari bagian atas kaki

🇲🇾Malay

betis

potongan daging (daging lembu atau anak lembu atau kambing atau kambing) dari bahagian atas kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرقوب

قطعة من اللحم (لحم البقر أو العجل أو لحم الضأن أو الضأن) من الجزء العلوي من الساق

🇮🇷Persian

ساق پا

برش گوشت (گوشت گاو یا گوساله یا گوسفند یا بره) از قسمت بالای پا

🇹🇷Turkish

incik

bacağın üst kısmından bir parça et (sığır eti veya dana eti veya koyun eti veya kuzu eti)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שוק

נתח בשר (בקר או עגל או כבש או כבש) מהחלק העליון של הרגל

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The primary meaning of 'shank' is 'a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg'.

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Using 'shank' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'shank' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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