paillard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paillard
First recorded in 1970–75; from French paillard, named after the Restaurant Paillard in Paris, itself named after a 19th-century proprietor
Example Sentences
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The most popular dishes are the $39 chicken paillard and a $32 rainbow salad with cauliflower, carrot and beetroot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Power-lunch order: The chicken paillard at Il Pastaio — pounded, pounded, pounded.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
Elena's schnitzel isn't really schnitzel – it's a paillard.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2022
What We Liked Zuppa di pesce, fried green tomatoes, risotto croquette, asparagus frites, butcher’s bacon, pappardelle Bolognese, chicken paillard, pork tenderloin, New York strip steak, cinnamon sugar doughnuts.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2016
Human interaction was once a proud, fluffy, prize-winning chicken; now it’s a simple paillard thereof.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2015
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