cutlet
Americannoun
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a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
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a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, or the like.
noun
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a piece of meat taken esp from the best end of neck of lamb, pork, etc
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a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, etc
Etymology
Origin of cutlet
1700–10; < French côtelette, Old French costelette double diminutive of coste rib < Latin costa. See -let
Example Sentences
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Dishes, designed by Garcia and his son, include fries served in a capybara-themed cup and a chicken cutlet that’s shaped like the animal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The crackers can also be crushed up and used as breadcrumbs for making fried chicken or chicken cutlet sandwiches.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025
Breakfast was porridge, lunch was soup with little or no meat, mashed potatoes and a meat or fish cutlet; as was dinner, Kotov said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
On the contrary, a cutlet is sometimes cheaper than a sack of potatoes.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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