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Bola de lomovsSirloin tip

beef · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

Same anatomical muscle group — the knuckle at the front of the round. Bola de lomo is the Argentine retail cut; sirloin tip / knuckle is the US–UK name. Same cut, different tradition.

Translation takeaway

These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.

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Bola de lomo
Beef · Round

The ball-shaped muscle at the front of the round (the knuckle), sitting just below the cuadril on the Argentine hindquarter. Lean and fine-grained with almost no intramuscular…

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Sirloin tip
Beef · Round

The knuckle muscle group at the front of the rear leg, between the sirloin and the round — anatomically the *quadriceps* (rectus femoris and surrounding muscles). Leaner than the…

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Names by country

CountryBola de lomoSirloin tip
🇺🇸United StatesSirloin tip
🇬🇧United KingdomTop rump
🇫🇷FranceNoix
🇪🇸SpainBabilla
🇦🇷ArgentinaBola de lomo
🇲🇽MexicoBola / Pulpa blanca
🇧🇷BrazilPatinho
🇮🇹ItalyNoce
🇩🇪GermanyKugel

Cook either one well

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Browning meat on the stovetop, then braising it slowly in the oven.

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