cutlet

[kuht-lit]

noun

a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.

a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, or the like.

Nearby words

Origin of cutlet

1700–10; < French côtelette, Old French costelette double diminutive of coste rib < Latin costa. See -let

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Examples from the Web for cutlet

He went to luncheon, swallowed a whiting and half a cutlet, and returned.
The Man Who Lost Himself|H. De Vere Stacpoole
He refused a second cutlet, however, saying he "thought the skin tough."
Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2)|Samuel Lover
The difference between a croquette and a cutlet is just in the shape.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson
Put a small piece of the small bones of the hare in every cutlet and dish them in a crown.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis

But only think of him who converts your cutlet into charcoal, and your steak into starch!
Nuts and Nutcrackers|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for cutlet

cutlet

noun

a piece of meat taken esp from the best end of neck of lamb, pork, etc

a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, etc

Word Origin for cutlet

C18: from Old French costelette, literally: a little rib, from coste rib, from Latin costa

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Word Origin and History for cutlet

cutlet

1706, from French côtelette, from Old French costelette "little rib" (14c.), a double diminutive of coste "rib, side," from Latin costa (see coast (n.)); influenced by English cut.