1
: a small slice of meat
a veal cutlet
2
: a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish
Examples of cutlet in a Sentence
a breaded veal cutlet
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Rito prefers a cast-iron skillet for frying and likes to keep the cutlets near the edges.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 1 Oct. 2024
Spread Parmesan mixture on chicken cutlets: Spread the Parmesan mixture evenly on top of each piece of chicken.
—Kermilia White, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
The owners tell Axios that the stack of crispy chicken, Provolone, Caesar dressing, pickles and chips — on special again next week — is a bestseller, selling the shop out of bread and chicken cutlets.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
There are even inventive recipes for pumpkin burgers and pumpkin cutlets.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 1 Oct. 2024
Spread Parmesan mixture on chicken cutlets: Spread the Parmesan mixture evenly on top of each piece of chicken.
—Kermilia White, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
The owners tell Axios that the stack of crispy chicken, Provolone, Caesar dressing, pickles and chips — on special again next week — is a bestseller, selling the shop out of bread and chicken cutlets.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
There are even inventive recipes for pumpkin burgers and pumpkin cutlets.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlet. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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cutlet
noun
cut·let
ˈkət-lət 
1
: a small slice of meat
veal cutlets
2
: a piece of food shaped like a cutlet
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