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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Start with oysters from the raw bar, a flatbread with butterbean puree, or Frogmore chowder with shrimp and sausage, then move on to a veal cutlet over creamy grits or the Capanelle made with seasonal fish, green olives, calabrian chili, and breadcrumbs.
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Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Chicken parm, made with a crispy chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, basil and spicy marinara.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
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Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Chicken parm, made with a crispy chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, basil and spicy marinara.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for cutlet
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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlet. Accessed 29 May. 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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