cutlet
noun/ˈkʌtlət/
/ˈkʌtlət/
- a thick slice of meat, especially lamb or pork (= meat from a pig), that is cooked and served with the bone still attachedTopics Foodc2
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- (in compounds) pieces of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. that are cut up and pressed together into a flat piece, covered with breadcrumbs and cooked
- nut cutlets
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French côtelette, earlier costelette, diminutive of coste ‘rib’, from Latin costa.
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