Meanings
plural cutlets
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin slice of meat, usually fried.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincosta
- Old Frenchcoste“rib, side”
- Middle Frenchcostelette“little rib”
- Frenchcôtelette
- Englishcutlet
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.
More words from French, Middle French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian шни́цел, котле́т
- шни́цел (šnícel)slice of meat
- котле́т (kotlét)meat chop
Chinese Mandarin 豬排 /猪排, 豬扒 /猪扒
- 豬排 /猪排 (zhūpái)slice of meat
- 豬扒 /猪扒 (zhūpá)slice of meat
- 炸肉片 (zhàròupiàn)slice of meat
- 炸肉排 (zhàròupái)slice of meat
Czech řízek, kotleta
- řízekslice of meat
- kotletameat chop
Danish schnitzel, kotelet
- schnitzelslice of meat
- koteletslice of meat
- koteletmeat chop
Dutch kotelet
- koteletmeat chop
Esperanto kotleto
- kotletomeat chop
Finnish leike, kyljys
- leikeslice of meat
- kyljysmeat chop
French côtelette, côtelette
- côteletteslice of meat
- côtelettemeat chop
German Schnitzel, Kotelett
- Schnitzelslice of meat
- Kotelettslice of meat
- Kotelettmeat chop
Greek κοτολέτα, παϊδάκι
- κοτολέτα (kotoléta)slice of meat
- παϊδάκι (païdáki)meat chop
Hungarian szelet, hússzelet
- szeletslice of meat
- hússzeletslice of meat
- kotlettmeat chop
- bordaszeletmeat chop
- bordameat chop
- karajmeat chop
Indonesian kutlet
- kutletslice of meat
Italian costoletta, cotoletta
- costolettaslice of meat
- cotolettaslice of meat
- costolettameat chop
Japanese カツレツ
- カツレツ (katsuretsu)slice of meat
Korean 코토레타
- 코토레타 (kotoreta)slice of meat
Latin praecīsum
- praecīsummeat chop
Norwegian Bokmål kotelett
- kotelettmeat chop
Persian کتلت
- کتلت (kotlet)slice of meat
Polish kotlet, sznycel
- kotletslice of meat
- sznycelslice of meat
- bitkaslice of meat
- kotletmeat chop
Portuguese costeleta, posta
- costeletaslice of meat
- postameat chop
Romanian șnițel, cotlet
- șnițelslice of meat
- cotletmeat chop
Russian отбивна́я котле́та, котле́та
- отбивна́я котле́та (otbivnája kotléta)slice of meat
- котле́та (kotléta)slice of meat
- шни́цель (šnícelʹ)slice of meat
- отбивна́я котле́та (otbivnája kotléta)meat chop
Spanish chuleta
- chuletaslice of meat
Swedish kotlett
- kotlettslice of meat
Ukrainian котле́та, котле́та
- котле́та (kotléta)slice of meat
- котле́та (kotléta)meat chop
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cutlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutlet
“cutlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutlet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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