schnitzel
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of schnitzel
1850–55, < German: a shaving, derivative of schnitzeln to whittle
Vocabulary lists containing schnitzel
World Cuisine - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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For now she’s happily single, living with her three dogs — Schnitzel, Karl and Matilda — in Beachwood Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023
A friend and I went recently to one of my favourite restaurants in Vienna, which serves excellent Wiener Schnitzel and apple strudel.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021
Salty Blue also hopes to piggyback on the chicken sandwich craze with its Chicken Schnitzel: pounded breast meat coasted in panko and deep-fried.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2021
“Starting a cloudy morning session without Jimmy Anderson? It’s like tea without jam and bread. Schnitzel without noodles. Roses without raindrops. Pass my warm woollen mittens and put the bright copper kettle on.”
From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2020
The Schnitzel turned to leather in my mouth, the beer seemed tepid; I left the Emmenthaler untasted.
From Reginald in Russia and other sketches by Saki
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