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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Wear plunging dresses without experimenting with endless sticky cutlets.
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Beatrice Hazlehurst, Allure, 18 June 2024
The housemade sesame rolls have the signature savory, extra-browned crust of Mama’s Too pizza; even more impressive, so does the chicken cutlet.
—New York Times, 18 June 2024
The menu’s filled with elevated takes on Italian classics, like rustic bruschetta, rich pasta alla carbonara, lemony veal cutlets or the rotating ravioli of the day.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Divide the cutlets between 2 dinner plates and squeeze juice from the lemon wedges on top.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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Beatrice Hazlehurst, Allure, 18 June 2024
The housemade sesame rolls have the signature savory, extra-browned crust of Mama’s Too pizza; even more impressive, so does the chicken cutlet.
—New York Times, 18 June 2024
The menu’s filled with elevated takes on Italian classics, like rustic bruschetta, rich pasta alla carbonara, lemony veal cutlets or the rotating ravioli of the day.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Divide the cutlets between 2 dinner plates and squeeze juice from the lemon wedges on top.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlet. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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