schnitzel

[ shnit-suhl ]

noun
  1. a cutlet, especially of veal.

Origin of schnitzel

1
1850–55, Americanism;<German: a shaving, derivative of schnitzeln to whittle

Words Nearby schnitzel

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How to use schnitzel in a sentence

  • Later in the season, you can ride a lift to 12,481 feet—the top of Kachina Peak—or descend the groomers to a lunch of schnitzel and steins of beer on the deck of the Bavarian Restaurant.

  • While in Mineral Wells, grab a schnitzel or a salad at the Hole in the Wall Grill & Bier Garten, and have a drink at the Coffee and Cocktails restaurant.

  • With this wealth of material to draw from, schnitzel has constructed a work that is nearly perfect in form.

    Bizarre | Lawton Mackall
  • My only feelings were a desire to kick schnitzel heavily, but for schnitzel to suspect that was impossible.

    Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis
  • To trace back the criminal instinct that led schnitzel to steal and sell the private letters of his employer was not difficult.

    Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis
  • As a child and as a clerk, it was easy to see that among his associates schnitzel must always have been the butt.

    Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis
  • As I worked it out, schnitzel was a spy because it gave him an importance he had not been able to obtain by any other effort.

    Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for schnitzel

schnitzel

/ (ˈʃnɪtsəl) /


noun
  1. a thin slice of meat, esp veal: See also Wiener schnitzel

Origin of schnitzel

1
German: cutlet, from schnitzen to carve, schnitzeln to whittle

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