Beef cuts in Uruguay
Here are the names butchers in Uruguay use for 38 cuts and organs, next to the standard US name for each.
Some names on this page are still being checked against published sources.
| US name | In Uruguay | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Beef cheek | No common local name recorded | Head |
| Neck | Cogote | Neck |
| Chuck roll / chuck roast | Aguja | Chuck |
| Flat iron (top blade) | Paleta | Chuck |
| Ribeye | Bife ancho | Rib |
| Bone-in ribeye | Bife ancho con hueso | Rib |
| Ribeye cap (spinalis) | Tapa de asado | Rib |
| Strip steak | Bife angosto | Short loin |
| T-bone / Porterhouse | T-bone | Short loin |
| Tenderloin | Lomo | Short loin |
| Top sirloin | Cuadril | Sirloin |
| Top sirloin cap | Picaña | Sirloin |
| Tri-tip | Colita de cuadril | Sirloin |
| Bottom sirloin flap | Vacío | Sirloin |
| Top round | Nalga | Round |
| Bottom round | Cuadrada | Round |
| Eye of round | Peceto | Round |
| Knuckle (sirloin tip) | Bola de lomo | Round |
| Brisket | Pecho | Brisket |
| Short ribs | Asado | Plate |
| Skirt steak | Entraña | Plate |
| Flank steak | Vacío | Flank |
| Hanger steak | No common local name recorded | Flank |
| Rose meat (thin flank layer) | Matambre | Flank |
| Shank | Garrón / osobuco | Fore shank |
| Hump | Not usually cut separately | Hump |
| Oxtail | Rabo | Tail |
| Brains | Sesos | Organs & offal |
| Eyes | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef tongue | Lengua | Organs & offal |
| Sweetbreads | Mollejas | Organs & offal |
| Lungs | Bofe | Organs & offal |
| Beef heart | Corazón | Organs & offal |
| Beef liver | Hígado | Organs & offal |
| Tripe (blanket & honeycomb) | Mondongo | Organs & offal |
| Book tripe (omasum) | Librillo | Organs & offal |
| Abomasum | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef kidney | Riñón | Organs & offal |
| Small intestine | Chinchulines | Organs & offal |
| Large intestine | Tripa gorda | Organs & offal |
| Testicles | Criadillas | Organs & offal |
| Cow feet | Pata | Organs & offal |
| Marrow bones | CaracúSimmered in puchero | Organs & offal |
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