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Added 10 October 2026

cutlet

noun

In Latin: praecīsum Wiktionary

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A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.

Origin

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. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta.

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