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MaminhavsTri-tip

beef · Close equivalent

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

The same triangular tail of the bottom/top sirloin. Maminha is the Brazilian churrasco cut; tri-tip is the US (Santa Maria) name. Same muscle, 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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Maminha
Beef · Bottom Sirloin

The tail end of the top sirloin (maminha da alcatra) — a small, triangular, exceptionally tender muscle that sits between the picanha and the flank on the Brazilian alcatra…

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Tri-tip
Beef · Bottom Sirloin

The tri-tip is a triangular muscle from the bottom sirloin, known for its rich flavor and moderate tenderness. It has a distinctive grain that runs in two directions, which makes…

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Names by country

CountryMaminhaTri-tip
🇺🇸United StatesTri-tip
🇬🇧United KingdomTri-tip
🇫🇷FranceAiguillette de rumsteck
🇪🇸SpainRabillo de cadera
🇦🇷ArgentinaColita de cuadril
🇧🇷BrazilMaminha
🇮🇹ItalyCodone
🇩🇪GermanyBürgermeisterstück

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