cutlet

noun

cut·​let ˈkət-lət How to pronounce cutlet (audio)
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1
: a small slice of meat
a veal cutlet
2
: a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish

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a breaded veal cutlet
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By 1900, tonkatsu pork cutlet (progenitor of the katsu sando) had been invented at a restaurant called Rengatei in the ultra-modern Ginza district, which also gave rise to omurice (a phonetic portmanteau of omelet and rice). — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025 Chicken-Fried Mushrooms With Creamy Mushroom Gravy Test Kitchen Tips For Making Company Chicken If chicken cutlets are not even in thickness, some might take a good bit longer to cook in some spots and over cook in others, resulting in a chewy chicken. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 The Uptown sandwich shop Francolini's, which uses eggs in its cooked cutlets and aiolis, is adding a 50 cent charge to every standard order, the restaurant announced last week, as well as a 5% charge on catering orders. — Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 If needed, transfer cutlets to a ziplock bag and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to gently pound cutlets to 1/2-inch thick. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutlet

Word History

Etymology

French côtelette, from Old French costelette, diminutive of coste rib, side, from Latin costa — more at coast

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cutlet was in 1682

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cutlet

noun
cut·​let ˈkət-lət How to pronounce cutlet (audio)
1
: a small slice of meat
veal cutlets
2
: a piece of food shaped like a cutlet

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