What is al-dhanab?
Quick Answer
al-dhanab is a regional beef-cut name for the oxtail, on the round primal (Tail, cross-cut into round sections).
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What is al-dhanab in simple terms?
What is al-dhanab called in the United States?
US retail labels for oxtail appear in the names-by-country section; common forms include the mapped English terms listed there.
Where is al-dhanab on the cow?
Is al-dhanab steak?
It is a beef muscle sold as steak or roast depending on thickness and market—still oxtail anatomically.
Is al-dhanab the same as Hind Shank?
How do I translate al-dhanab for travel?
What is another name for al-dhanab?
“al-dhanab” is a regional beef-cut name that maps to the canonical cut Oxtail (round primal).
Use the names-by-country section below when shopping or ordering abroad.
Global cut guide
Where it comes from
The tail, cut into thick cross-sections exposing a central bone surrounded by rich, gelatinous meat. One of the most universally recognized cuts across all cultures. Ideal for slow braising — produces extraordinarily rich, collagen-heavy broth. It is part of the round primal (Tail, cross-cut into round sections).
In menus and butcher shops it is often discussed next to Hind Shank.
What it's called in other countries
- Albania: oxtail
- Andhra Pradesh: thoka
- Argentina: Cola
- Australia: oxtail
- Austria: ochsenschlepp
- Bangladesh: lez
- Belarus: khvost
- Belgium: oxtail
- Bhutan: me-do bhutan
- Bolivia: cola
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: oxtail
- Botswana: oxtail
- Brazil: Rabo · Rabada
- Bulgaria: opashka
- Burkina Faso: zoor-ndo
- Canada: Oxtail
- Central India: lanjira
- Chad: al-dhanab
- Chile: Cola
- China: niuwei china
- Coastal-Colonial India (Pondicherry & Daman): queue de boeuf pondicherry · rabo daman
- Colombia: Cola
- Costa Rica: rabo
- Croatia: goveđi rep
- Czech Republic: oháňka
- Denmark: oxtail
- Ecuador: rabo ec
- Egypt: akkawi
- El Salvador: cola
- Estonia: veisesaba
- Ethiopia: oxtail
- Finland: häränhäntä
- France: Queue de boeuf
- Germany: Ochsenschwanz
- Goa: tail goa
- Greece: oura
- Guatemala: cola
- Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand: poonch himachal · poonch uttarakhand
- Honduras: cola
- Hungary: ököruszály
- Indian Islands (Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep): poonch andaman · lej lakshadweep
- Indonesia: buntut
- Iran: dom
- Ireland: oxtail
- Israel: zanav shor
- Italy: oxtail
- Jammu & Kashmir: poonch jk
- Japan: teru
- Karnataka: baala
- Kazakhstan: quyryq
- Kenya: mkia
- Kerala: vaalan
- Ladakh: ngama
- Latvia: aste
- Lithuania: uodega
- Maharashtra: dum mh
- Malaysia: ekor lembu
- Mali: kala sogo
- Manipur: mei-sa manipur
- Meghalaya: tdong masi
- Mexico: Cola de res
- Mongolia: oxtail
- Montenegro: goveđi rep
- Morocco: kora'in
- Myanmar: oxtail
- Nagaland: vitho meibi
- Namibia: oxtail
- Nepal: oxtail
- Netherlands: Ossenstaart
- New Zealand: oxtail
- Nicaragua: cola
- Niger: wutsiya
- Nigeria: tail ng · gindi
- North Macedonia: opashka
- Northeast India (Other States): lengchi · neguri
- Norway: oksehale
- Pakistan: dum pk
- Panama: rabo
- Paraguay: oxtail
- Peru: rabo
- Philippines: buntot ng baka
- Poland: ogon
- Portugal: oxtail
- Punjab: dum pb
- Qatar: akkawi qa
- Rajasthan: dum rj
- Romania: coadă
- Russia: khvost
- Saudi Arabia: akkawi sa
- Senegal: sikh bi
- Sikkim: puchhar
- Singapore: oxtail sg
- Slovakia: ochvost
- Slovenia: rep
- South Africa: oxtail
- South Korea: kkori
- Spain: Rabo de toro
- Sri Lanka: vandiya
- Sweden: oxsvans
- Switzerland: ochsenschwanz
- Taiwan: niuwei
- Tamil Nadu: vaal tn
- Tanzania: mkia tanzania · mkia
- Telangana: dum tg
- Thailand: hang wua
- Turkey: kuyruk
- UAE: akkawi uae
- Uganda: mukira · omukira
- Ukraine: khvist
- United Kingdom: Oxtail
- United States: Oxtail
- Uruguay: Cola
- Uttar Pradesh: dum up
- Uzbekistan: dum
- Venezuela: rabo
- Vietnam: duoi bo
- West Bengal: lej
- Zimbabwe: oxtail
Cooking methods
Typical methods include high-heat searing or grilling for steaks, resting before slicing, and cutting across the grain when the muscle is fibrous. Because this cut sits on the round primal (Tail, cross-cut into round sections), adjust time and temperature to thickness and marbling.
Translations across countries
- Andhra Pradesh → Albania (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Argentina (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Australia (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Austria (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Bangladesh (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Belarus (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Belgium (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Bhutan (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Bolivia (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Bosnia & Herzegovina (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Botswana (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Brazil (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Bulgaria (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Burkina Faso (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Canada (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Chad (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Chile (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → China (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Colombia (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Costa Rica (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Croatia (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Czech Republic (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Denmark (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Ecuador (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Egypt (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → El Salvador (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Estonia (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Ethiopia (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Finland (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → France (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Germany (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Goa (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Greece (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Guatemala (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Honduras (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Hungary (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Central India (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Coastal-Colonial India (Pondicherry & Daman) (thoka)
- Andhra Pradesh → Indian Islands (Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep) (thoka)
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