tenderloin

== English == === Etymology === From tender +‎ loin. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tenderloin (countable and uncountable, plural tenderloins) The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef. (dated, US slang) A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort. ==== Synonyms ==== (meat): striploin, fillet, eye fillet (beef) (neighborhood): red-light district ==== Hyponyms ==== filet mignon (beef) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====