Schnitzel

Meaning

scrap (small piece of paper, etc.)

Synonyms

Frequency

22k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schnääfel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schniifel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃnɪtsəl/
Etymology

From Schnitz (“cut-off piece”). Pertaining to schneiden (“to cut”). The culinary sense spread from Austria and was therefore adopted in the regional neuter gender.

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