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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cutlet
1700–10; < French côtelette, Old French costelette double diminutive of coste rib < Latin costa. See -let
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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
These chicken cutlet, pasta salad and chicken salad recipes come together with flavor-boosting ingredients in just about 30 minutes.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Finally, the scientists texturize the meat by mixing, heating or shearing it—GOOD Meat uses an extruder—and press it into nugget or cutlet shape.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2023
It was a breaded veal cutlet, spinach, mashed potatoes, and prune whip.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
“Taxpayers are no longer willing to subsidize to the tune of thousands of crores, your stale cutlets and evening swims,” author Anand Ranganathan wrote on X in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Toss it with fresh lobster chunks, enrobe cutlets with hollandaise and bread crumbs before frying, or make the most luscious broiled oysters you've ever had.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
So chicken cutlets were huge growing up, and I think that's why it's huge for me now.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024
Once they’ve grown, they’re formed into cutlets, nuggets and other shapes.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
He had little in common with any of them, but he always attended their gatherings, to eat spiced chickpeas and shrimp cutlets, and gossip and discuss politics, for he seldom had other plans.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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