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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Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Fry the cutlets, working in batches, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Fried cutlets and fried tempura were found out of refrigeration and measured too warm to be safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The pork rinds are fiercely savory, underpinning the cutlets with deep flavor, unlike neutral breadcrumbs.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Fry the cutlets, working in batches, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Fried cutlets and fried tempura were found out of refrigeration and measured too warm to be safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The pork rinds are fiercely savory, underpinning the cutlets with deep flavor, unlike neutral breadcrumbs.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
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 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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