cutlet

cutlet
/kut"lit/, n.
1. a slice of meat, esp. of veal, for broiling or frying.
2. a flat croquette of minced chicken, lobster, or the like.
[1700-10; < F côtelette, OF costelette double dim. of coste rib < L costa. See -LET]

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  • cutlet — noun Etymology: French côtelette, from Old French costelette, diminutive of coste rib, side, from Latin costa more at coast Date: 1682 1. a small slice of meat < a veal cutlet > 2. a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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