tenderloin

ten·der·loin  (tndr-loin)

n.

1. The tenderest part of a loin of beef, pork, or similar cut of meat.

2. A city district notorious for vice and graft.

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[Sense 2, after the Tenderloin, an area of New York City (from the easy income it once afforded corrupt policemen).]

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tenderloin [ˈtɛndəˌlɔɪn]

n

1. (Cookery) a tender cut of pork or other meat from between the sirloin and ribs

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a district of a city that is particularly noted for vice and corruption

[sense 2 from Tenderloin, former district of New York City, regarded as an easy source of bribes for a corrupt policeman]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tenderloin - a city district known for its vice and high crime rate combat zone city district - a district of a town or city
	2.	tenderloin - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column undercut cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass beef tenderloin - beef loin muscle pork tenderloin - pork loin muscle

Translations

tenderloin [ˈtendəlɔɪn] N

1. (= meat) → lomo m, filete m

2. (US) barrio de vicio y corrupción reconocidos

tenderloin

n → Lendenstück nt

tenderloin [ˈtɛndəˌlɔɪn] n → filetto di maiale