schnitzel

noun

schnit·zel ˈshnit-səl

: a seasoned and garnished veal cutlet

Examples of schnitzel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web They also frequent Metzger Bar & Butchery for the duck breast, spaetzle, and pork schnitzel. —

Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024 The sauce was for pasta, heaped liberally with grated Parmesan; the schnitzel was served with lemon and occasionally capers, with potatoes alongside. —

Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schnitzel

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Schnitzel, literally, "shaving, chip" (originally regional German—Austria—in the sense "veal cutlet"), diminutive of Schnitz "shaving," going back to Middle High German sniz, snitz, derivative of snitzen "to carve," going back to Germanic *snittōn-, iterative derivative of *snīþan- "to cut" — more at schneid

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of schnitzel was in 1854

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