Schnitzel

//ˈʃnɪt.s(ə)l// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet. countable, uncountable

    "There are, of course, many other types of Schnitzels and related veal specialties."

  2. 2
    deep-fried breaded veal cutlets wordnet
  3. 3
    A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet. broadly, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A cutlet from this dish. countable

    "Repeat, adding more oil to the pan as needed, until all the schnitzel are cooked."

Synonyms

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katsuwiener schnitzel

Example

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"Schnitzel, chips and beer please."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schnitzel (“cutlet”).

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