cutlet

Meaning

1. A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
2. A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
3. A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.
4. A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail.
5. A mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread

Synonyms

chop

rissole

escalope

escallop

scollop

scallop

rib

schnitzel

steak

burger

beef steak

clipping

cutout

cutting

inset

patty

Etymology

From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let.