cutlet

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cutlet

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From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta.

noun cutlets

A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
Similar: scallop
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.
A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail.
A mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread.

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noun slice of meat

Español	chuleta
한국어	코토레타 kotoreta
日本語	カツレツ katsuretsu
中文	豬排 /猪排 zhūpái, 豬扒 /猪扒 zhūpá, 炸肉片 zhàròupiàn, 炸肉排 zhàròupái
Português	costeleta
Français	côtelette
Deutsch	Schnitzel, Kotelett
Italiano	costoletta, cotoletta
Ελληνικά	κοτολέτα kotoléta
Română	șnițel
Русский	отбивна́я котле́та otbivnája kotléta, котле́та kotléta, шни́цель šnícelʹ

noun meat chop

Português	posta
Français	côtelette
Deutsch	Kotelett
Italiano	costoletta
Ελληνικά	παϊδάκι païdáki
Română	cotlet
Русский	отбивна́я котле́та otbivnája kotléta

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@misc{cutlet_2026,
  title = {cutlet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cutlet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}