cutlet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small, usually thin piece of meat, often cut from near the ribs and cooked by frying or grilling

   He ordered a lamb cutlet with roasted vegetables.

2. 2
   noun

   a flat patty made from chopped vegetables, nuts, fish, or meat

   The cafe served a crisp lentil cutlet with salad.

Simplified etymology

Cutlet entered English in the early 18th century with the sense “a little côte.” French côte, referring to the rib in a cut of meat, comes from Latin costa, “rib” or “side.”

Borrowed in the early eighteenth century from French côtelette ("little rib"), a diminutive of côte ("rib, side"), ultimately from Latin costa. Its spelling and association with a piece cut from meat were later influenced by English cut.

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