cutlet

UK: /ˈkʌtlət/ US: /ˈkʌtlɪt/ ,(kut′lit)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

cut•let /ˈkʌtlɪt/   n. [countable]

1. Food a slice of meat for broiling or frying.
2. Food a flat croquette of minced food.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cut•let  (kut′lit), n. 

1. Food a slice of meat, esp. of veal, for broiling or frying.
2. Food a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, or the like.

• Latin costa. See -let
• French côtelette, Old French costelette double diminutive of coste rib
• 1700–10

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cutlet / ˈkʌtlɪt/ noun

1. a piece of meat taken esp from the best end of neck of lamb, pork, etc
2. a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, etc

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French costelette, literally: a little rib, from coste rib, from Latin costa