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schnitzel

schnitzel

9 5.5
A thin piece of meat, usually veal or pork, that is breaded and fried
  • noun
  • /ˈʃnɪtsəl/
translation icon : schnitzel
  • For dinner, we ordered a crispy schnitzel and shared a bottle of wine.
  • wiener schnitzel
  • pork schnitzel
  • chicken schnitzel

You give me a Wiener Schnitzel, right?

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Examples

  • Unique farmhouse and English ales, as well as comfort food like German-style sausage, goulash, stuffed pork schnitzel, and mushroom paprikash, make hanging at this sports mecca a rare pleasure.

    Blog text (26)
  • I bought schnitzel and potato salad.

  • So tonight, we'll split a schnitzel... and start on the German lessons again.

  • So let's go grab some schnitzel?

  • Her Wiener schnitzel is to die for.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I know a place on Hollywood Boulevard where they serve wonderful wiener schnitzel.

  • A good schnitzel is well-seasoned, crisp on the outside, and juicy and tender on the inside.

    Blog text (3)
  • Schnitzel should be a large, breaded, golden escalope whose surface shows dynamic texture from its time in hot oil.

    Blog text (28)
  • If I feel like Schnitzel, I go to Glacis Beisl, where modern architecture meets traditional Viennese cuisine.

    Blog text (17)
  • With such music and with the aromas of schnitzel and spaetzle wafting through the streets, Bavarian Leavenworth quickly became a full sensory experience.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

schnitz
vsschnitzel
  • Australian
2 9.9

A breaded cutlet of meat, usually chicken or pork, served hot

is the standard culinary term referring usually to veal or pork not slang
Wiener schnitzel
vsschnitzel
1 6.7

A thin piece of veal breaded and fried, often served with lemon

is more general covering various meats and not limited to one cuisine

Compounds

A thin piece of veal breaded and fried, often served with lemon

Surface Forms

schnitzel singular
schnitzels plural

Etymology

Schnitzel comes from German and is a little form of schnitz, which means 'slice' and comes from schnitzen 'to carve'. So a schnitzel is a 'little slice' of meat, which explains why the dish is a thin, breaded and fried piece of meat.