wiener schnitzel

noun

A veal cutlet dipped into flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried.

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wiener schnitzel1

nounwiener schnitzel (countable and uncountable, plural wiener schnitzels)

plural wiener schnitzels

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Wiener schnitzel.

    An order of wiener schnitzel ($7.50) did not challenge a blissful childhood memory of Vienna's best, but was well‐prepared and copious.

    1976 June 25, John Canaday, “Restaurants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2025
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    I grew up in a German household, eating German food. When I was a youngster, my favorite dish by far was wiener schnitzel: veal scallops coated with crisp bread crumbs, served with a squeeze of lemon and a side of French fries.

    2000 April 26, Danae Campbell, “Schnitzel Bird”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2025

    “I’m sick of French bistros,” says McNally, improbably. Instead of a croque monsieur, there’s Welsh rarebit, plus rotisserie chicken, fried-oyster po’ boys, and, as a tribute to the neighborhood’s immigrant past, German specials like wiener schnitzel with spaetzle.

    2003 August 25, Robin Raisfeld, Rob Patronite, “Good Mojo...Keith McNally's Latest Gamble...Pot Luck”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2006

Wiener schnitzel2

nounWiener schnitzel (countable and uncountable, plural Wiener schnitzels)

plural Wiener schnitzels · alternative Wiener Schnitzel · alternative wiener schnitzel · alternative Wienerschnitzel · alternative wienerschnitzel

  1. countableuncountableA veal cutlet dipped into flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried.

    I’ve had genuine delicate Wiener schnitzel in Vienna, authentic big-as-a-plate Milanese cutlets in Milan and the well-loved Milanesa in Argentina, sometimes as a sandwich.

    2013 September 20, David Tanis, “Breaded and Fried Cutlets Can’t Miss”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Wiener Schnitzel3

nounWiener Schnitzel (countable and uncountable, plural Wiener Schnitzels)

plural Wiener Schnitzels

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Wiener schnitzel.

    Just don't count on scarfing traditional Wiener Schnitzel at any of the crude wooden benches—table waits for small parties can exceed an hour.

    2004 October 4, Corinne Iozzio, “October Bar Buzz”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2007

Synonyms & antonyms

noundeep-fried breaded veal cutlets

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Origin

  1. GermanWiener Schnitzel
  2. EnglishWiener schnitzel

From German Wiener Schnitzel (literally “Viennese schnitzel”). Attested in English since the 1850s.

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Translations

Czech vídeňský řízek
  • vídeňský řízekveal cutlet
Danish wienerschnitzel
  • wienerschnitzelveal cutlet
Dutch wienerschnitzel
  • wienerschnitzelveal cutlet
Finnish wieninleike
  • wieninleikeveal cutlet
French escalope viennoise
  • escalope viennoiseveal cutlet
German Wiener Schnitzel
  • Wiener Schnitzelveal cutlet
Hungarian bécsi szelet
  • bécsi szeletveal cutlet
Italian cotoletta alla viennese
  • cotoletta alla vienneseveal cutlet
Norwegian wiener schnitzel
  • wiener schnitzelveal cutlet
Polish sznycel wiedeński
  • sznycel wiedeńskiveal cutlet
Swedish wienerschnitzel
  • wienerschnitzelveal cutlet
Ukrainian віденський шніцель
  • віденський шніцель (vidensʹkyj šnicelʹ)veal cutlet
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