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
Example Sentences
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A spoonful of capers can transform a simple chicken cutlet.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
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
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
Judy eyes the buffet, bites into something that turns out to be a shrimp cutlet.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
“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
And like many, both within and outside of the Italian-American domain, one of the main go-tos for leftover chicken cutlets is the iconic chicken parm.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
Balsamico said she's come to love plant-based jerky, faux steak cutlets from the brand Meati, and a more old-school product called textured vegetable protein: defatted soy flour pellets that mimic ground beef.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
Once they’ve grown, they’re formed into cutlets, nuggets and other shapes.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
“Breaded veal cutlets are very nutritious,” Milo admonished him piously.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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